Programmes and agreements / prg-ru-pevek-additional-fpu-study

Rosatom early study of an additional modernised floating power unit for Pevek (Chukotka request)

In October 2023 Rosatom told Kommersant it was studying, at the Chukotka administration's request, the supply of an additional modernised floating power unit to Pevek, and that the work was at a very early stage. No decision has been recorded, the four 106 MW units cited by officials in 2026 are the existing Baimsky project.

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Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

Russia

Participants and roles

• Developer or vendor: Rosatom
• Government: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administration

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

one additional modernised floating power unit (design not named) · 1 unit stated

Announced or first reported

Oct 2023

Status

Status not established
Very early study stage per Rosatom (Oct 2023), no decision recorded.

Confidence

low

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• Baim / Cape Nagloynyn floating PEB-106 (RITM-200S) — Construction · Russia
• Akademik Lomonosov floating NPP — Operating · Russia

Sources

• «Росатом» может поставить в Певек еще одну плавучую АЭС (reputable_press, published 16 Oct 2023, accessed 2026-10-14)