近日，法国船级社（BV）与美国核电技术开发商ThorCon签订协议，将就在印尼部署50万千瓦熔盐堆核电驳船开展技术鉴定和后续开发合作。与目前主流的铀基核反应堆不同，ThorCon公司开发的钍基熔盐裂变反应堆是一种可在低压下运行的液态燃料堆。该项目是将一座50万千瓦核裂变发电装置安装到一艘驳船上，然后拖带至浅水区域，并进行压舱锚泊，成为一座海上浮动核电站。通过该项目，可以实现向陆上电网输电，满足陆上能源需求。据报道，液态燃料可达到更高的工作温度，从而提高热效率，并实现非能动安全。法国船级社将负责包括核反应堆和船体系统整合在内的技术鉴定工作。

        Classification society Bureau Veritas and nuclear power technology developer ThorCon have entered an agreement for the technology qualification and the subsequent development of a 500 MW molten salt nuclear power barge for operations in Indonesia. The concept developed by ThorCon is a molten salt fission reactor. Unlike current nuclear reactors, the ThorCon reactor operates at low pressure and uses liquid fuel. The 500 MW fission power plant will be integrated within a floating barge hull and then towed to a shallow water site before being ballasted to rest on the seabed. The technology will then deliver energy to the power grid to meet land-based energy needs. It is reported that The liquid fuel enables much higher operating temperatures, leading to greater efficiency while also enabling completely passive safety (requiring no action from the operator nor intervention on the power source to stop the reaction). BV has been selected to support ThorCon through the technology qualification process, both for the nuclear reactor itself and integration with the hull systems.

barge n. 驳船，平底载货船

英/bɑːdʒ/  美/bɑːrdʒ/

barge一词来源于希腊语baris，表示“埃及船”。

Tips：驳船是一种专门运输货物的船，其船底通常是平的，就像木筏一样，具有设备简单、吃水浅、载货量大等特点，它一般无自航能力，需与拖船或顶推船组成驳船船队，可航行于狭窄水道和浅水航道，并可根据货物运输要求而随时编组，适合内河各港口之间的货物运输。少数增设了推进装置的驳船称为机动驳船，具有一定的自航能力。按照所运的货物，驳船还可分为干货驳、矿砂驳、煤驳、油驳、甲板驳等。