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Russia’s pioneering floating nuclear power plant is one step closer to becoming fully operational after a successful trial of its nuclear reactor cores. The plan is to provide energy to remote coastal areas on demand.Akademik Lomonosov is the experimental vessel built for Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom as a proof of economic viability of a sea-mobile nuclear power plant. Its reactor cores were loaded with fuel rods in May 2018 and have since proven their safety and reliability, according to its subsidiary.“On March 31, 2019 reactors No 1 and 2 of the Floating Power Unit (FPU) have successfully reached 100 percent power capacity. The trial confirmed reliable operation of primary and auxiliary equipment of the FPU and the automation of its technological processes,” the subsidiary, Rosenergoatom, said in a statement on Wednesday.Also on rt.comNuclear power becomes critical to Arctic dominanceThe end of trial will allow the power plant to get its operation license, which the owner e…