--- title: A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of Nuclear Batteries for Offshore Power Generation description: Exploring the viability of nuclear batteries for offshore power on FPSOs, offering a green alternative to traditional gas turbines with reduced emissions and lower upfront costs. --- [![CAnes logo\[96\]](https://canes.mit.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/CAnes%20logo%5B96%5D.png?width=300&height=91&name=CAnes%20logo%5B96%5D.png "CAnes logo[96]")](https://canes.mit.edu/) [![canes](https://canes.mit.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/canes.png?width=300&height=91&name=canes.png "canes")](https://canes.mit.edu/) [![](https://canes.mit.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/canes.png?width=500&height=152&name=canes.png)](https://canes.mit.edu/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [the center](https://canes.mit.edu/center) - [science + engineering](https://canes.mit.edu/science-engineering) - [E+ Lab](https://canes.mit.edu/epluslab) - [publications](https://canes.mit.edu/reports) - [events](https://canes.mit.edu/events) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of Nuclear Batteries for Offshore Power Generation by [MIT CANES](https://canes.mit.edu/media/author/mit-canes) | Apr 10, 2025 Emile G. R. Germonpre, and Jacopo Buongiorno Report Date: November 2024 Program:    ANP : Advanced Nuclear Power Program Type:     TR RPT. No.: 202 [![Screenshot 2025-04-10 at 8.16.50 AM](https://canes.mit.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-10%20at%208.16.50%20AM.png?width=384&height=497&name=Screenshot%202025-04-10%20at%208.16.50%20AM.png)Executive Summary Excerpt:](https://canes.mit.edu/hubfs/202-ANP-TR%20MIT%20CANES.pdf) Nuclear batteries (NBs) are a class of factory fabricated microreactors (output on the order of a few megawatts) that are transportable and autonomously operated. They promise quick deployment with little site preparation and a small total footprint. In addition, at the end of their multiple-year fuel lifetime, the reactor is shipped to a central facility for refueling and maintenance. Due to their unique features, NBs are a versatile energy platform that can provide energy as a service to customers with a drastically lowered up-front investment compared to traditional nuclear reactors. Figure 1 shows what a NB site looks like. An application of particular interest for the project sponsors Shell, Equinor, and ExxonMobil using NBs to generate power for Floating Production Storage and Offloading platforms (FPSOs), as the large emissions of the current gas turbine systems pose a risk to their operation. In this context, our work investigates the feasibility of using NBs to produce power for FPSOs. Although the primary focus is on FPSOs, many results can be translated for the general use of NBs for offshore power services. [DOWNLOAD PDF->](https://canes.mit.edu/hubfs/202-ANP-TR%20MIT%20CANES.pdf) [BACK TO PUBLICATIONS->](https://canes.mit.edu/reports) [BACK TO THE CENTER->](https://canes.mit.edu/center) Topics:   [ANP Advanced Nuclear Power Program](https://canes.mit.edu/media/tag/anp-advanced-nuclear-power-program) Recent posts [Nuclear Energy Dominance: Can the US do it Alone?](https://canes.mit.edu/media/energy-dominance-can-the-us-do-it-alone) [Assessment of the Lifecycle Cost of Nuclear Grade Coolants for Advanced Reactors](https://canes.mit.edu/media/assessment-of-the-lifecycle-cost-of-nuclear-grade-coolants) [Bilge Yildiz and Jacopo Buongiorno Take Nuclear-Fueled AI to TEDx](https://canes.mit.edu/media/bilge-yildiz-and-jacopo-buongiorno-take-nuclear-fueled-ai-to-tedx) [Levelized Cost of Fuel (LCOF) Studies for Microreactors Using TRISO Fuel in Hydride and Beryllium-based composite Moderators in Open and Closed Fuel Cycles](https://canes.mit.edu/media/a-preliminary-study-on-the-feasibility-of-nuclear-batteries-for-offshore-power-generation-0) [A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of Nuclear Batteries for Offshore Power Generation](https://canes.mit.edu/media/a-preliminary-study-on-the-feasibility-of-nuclear-batteries-for-offshore-power-generation) [![CAnes logo\[96\]](https://canes.mit.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/CAnes%20logo%5B96%5D.png?width=3300&height=1000&name=CAnes%20logo%5B96%5D.png "CAnes logo[96]")](https://canes.mit.edu/) 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 24-215 Cambridge, MA 02139 [canes@mit.edu](mailto:canes@mit.edu) - [ACCESSIBILITY](https://accessibility.mit.edu/) - [MEDIA](https://canes.mit.edu/center-media) - [CENTER](https://canes.mit.edu/center) - [EVENTS](https://canes.mit.edu/events) - [MAP](http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=24) - [MIT CCSE](https://cse.mit.edu/) - [MIT ENERGY INITIATIVE](https://energy.mit.edu/) - [MIT MECHE](http://meche.mit.edu/) - [MIT NRL](http://nrl.mit.edu/) - [MIT NSE](http://web.mit.edu/nse/) - [MIT PSFC](https://www.psfc.mit.edu/) © 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology   |  Privacy Policy