Core Power launches U.S.-anchored maritime civil nuclear program

February 20, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News
Core Power CEO Mikal Bøe addresses a Houston, Texas, summit. (Photo: Nina Rangoy)

U.K.-based Core Power has announced that it intends to develop a maritime civil nuclear program anchored in the United States with the goal of bringing floating nuclear power to market by the mid-2030s. The program, called Liberty, is to encompass the modular construction of advanced reactor technology and create the regulatory and supply chain frameworks needed to begin the mass production of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) on a global scale.

Core Power, Glosten partner to develop U.S. floating nuclear plant

February 3, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News
Concept art showing a FNPP design. (Image: Glosten)

A team of innovative companies has plans to bring floating nuclear power plants to U.S. ports.

Core Power, a maritime and nuclear technology company, announced in January a new partnership in with naval architecture company Glosten. The pair is working on a design for a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) that could generate up to 175 gigawatt-hours of clean electricity annually and provide clean power to ships, equipment, and port vehicles, Offshore Energy reported.