Senator Bob Brown   Senator for Tasmania



Floating N-Power Stations: Australia Shows  Interest

9th December  2004

There have been discussions between Russian and Australian officials  over Russia’s plan to build a series of floating nuclear power plants  (FNPP), Greens Senator Bob Brown said today.

“The first FNPPs are set to be built by 2008, with one potentially off  the Kamchatkapeninsula on the Pacific coast and the other two on the  Arctic Ocean.  Earlier this year former Indonesian President  MegawatiSukarnoputriexpressed interest in the FNPPs,” Senator  Brownsaid.

“However Russian environment groups say the stations would be  vulnerable to terrorism and have waste disposal risks and other  hazards.

“The Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom) has declared that  the ‘first such FNPP is to be built within the next 4 years,” Senator  Brownsaid.

Senator Brownasked the government to report on the Australia-Russia  talks on FNPPs but the defence Minister RobertHillsaid he had no  knowledge of FNPPs and would take the 2 months until parliament  resumes in 2005 to find out.







