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Rosatom's portfolio of orders for floating nuclear power plants increased by 15 units

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Rosatom's portfolio of orders for floating nuclear power plants has grown by 15 units, said the head of the state corporation Alexey Likhachev.

"The Atomexpo forum has added about a dozen and a half more orders for floating nuclear power plants," he said at the meeting "Development of the Northern Sea Route: results of 2023 and plans until 2035."

The Atomexpo-2024 forum, at which the state corporation received new orders, was held on March 25-26 in the federal territory of Sirius, iz.ru reports.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished