A French startup called Newcleo is working on a project to develop floating nuclear power plants in partnership with two other French companies: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and ABMI. The initiative, named N-Floating, has received a one million euro grant from BPI France, which is part of a government program aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the maritime industry. The goal is to create a practical and operational solution for floating nuclear power by 2036. Newcleo is currently testing a small modular reactor (SMR) with a power output of 30 megawatts electric (MWe) at the Chinon nuclear site, as well as a facility that produces MOX fuel, a type of nuclear fuel made from plutonium and uranium, at Nogent-sur-Seine. For the N-Floating project, the company is focusing on building barges that can carry multiple small nuclear reactors. One of the reactor models being considered is the LFR-AS-200, a fast neutron reactor cooled by lead, which Newcleo has developed and uses MOX fuel. The project's feasibility study is expected to take 18 months and will use knowledge from the oil and gas industry to help design and build the floating reactors. The concept is similar to the Russian Akademik Lomonosov, a floating nuclear barge that generates 70 MWe of power. The goal of the N-Floating project is to supply electricity to remote regions, ports, or coastal industrial areas. These floating reactors could also be used in energy-intensive processes such as producing synthetic fuels or desalinating seawater. Once the feasibility study is complete, the project aims to create a detailed plan for how these floating reactors can be built and deployed on an industrial scale by 2036. This roadmap will include technical, economic, and environmental considerations to ensure the project is both viable and sustainable.