A FLOATING nuclear power plant in Russia has begun a 4,000-mile (6,437-km) journey across the Arctic Ocean.

Construction of the plant started more than a decade ago. In three weeks, it’s expected to arrive in the port of Pevek, where it will supply power to a remote region of Russia.

Environmental activists worry about the risks of floating nuclear reactors, since they could be vulnerable to weather- or climate-related disasters such as tsunamis.

A nuclear-energy expert at Greenpeace likened the floating station to “Chernobyl on ice.”

For more than a decade, the Russian town of Pevek has anticipated the arrival of a floating nuclear-power plant.

Last week, the plant finally set sail on a voyage from the city of Murmansk to Pevek, an Arctic port and the nation’s northernmost town.

The plant, called Akademik Lomonosov, is loaded with two nuclear reactors and outfitted with a pool, gym, and booze-free bar.

It’s expected to arrive in Pevek in about three weeks, after which it will begin supplying electricity to an estimated 100,000 homes in the remote region.

But some environmentalists are concerned that the floating plant could fall victim to a disaster like a tsunami, resulting in a possible nuclear catastrophe.

Russia’s nuclear energy company, Rosatom, has previously claimed that the floating plant is “invulnerable to tsunamis.”

The plant’s deputy director recently told CNN that the station comes equipped with a backup system that can cool the reactors without electricity for 24 hours.

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Haverkamp’s biggest concern about the floating plant is the 4,000-mile trek to Pevek. The journey, he said, is “potentially hazardous” due to the rocky coastline that borders the Arctic Ocean.

Russia’s nuclear energy company, Rosatom, has previously claimed that the floating plant is “invulnerable to tsunamis.”

The plant’s deputy director recently told CNN that the station comes equipped with a backup system that can cool the reactors without electricity for 24 hours.

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The changes and rehabilitation of the island are expected to take up to two years, with many buildings being destroyed and new sewage treatment facilities being built.

At the time of the destination’s closure, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said: “As long as there is s*** coming out of those pipes draining to the sea, I will never give you the time of the day (to return)”.

The island will not be fully open until December 2019 as repairs continue to take place.

Earlier this month, thousands of litres of raw sewage flooded Costa Blanca in Spain.

The sewage crossed the main N332 road running along the coast before spilling into the streets of La Zenia south of Alicante and reaching a blue-flag beach.

Around 56,000 litres of sewage were estimated to have been lost in the peak holiday season drama, blamed on a broken pipe at a plant near Zenia Boulevard shopping centre.

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