en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 16, the foundation pouring ceremony for the world's first Arctic ice-resistant data center was held near the coast of Pevek Port on the Chukotka Peninsula. The data center will be directly powered and cooled by the floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov" (ПАТЭС), with a designed IT load capacity of 10 megawatts, to host server equipment for major Russian state-owned enterprises and government agencies.

The uniqueness of the project lies in its combined approach of utilizing natural Arctic cold sources and nearby power supply from the floating nuclear plant—the nuclear plant provides stable baseload electricity, while the polar ambient temperature handles the primary cooling load, thereby reducing PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) and eliminating the need for traditional mechanical cooling energy consumption. The data center is designed to withstand ice-resistant and extreme polar climate conditions, located adjacent to the already operational Pevek floating nuclear power plant.

This is the world's first Arctic data center directly connected to a floating nuclear power plant, regarded as a demonstration project for Russia's advancement of Arctic digital infrastructure and diversified applications of peaceful nuclear energy. The "Akademik Lomonosov" has been grid-connected in Pevek since 2019 and is the first floating nuclear power plant to enter commercial operation.

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