HOUSTON - Prodigy Clean Energy and Lloyd's Register (LR) announced today at CERAWeek a groundbreaking collaboration to develop transportable nuclear power plants (TNPPs) in Canada, supported by a CAD $2.75 million government investment [1].

The partnership aims to establish comprehensive lifecycle requirements for TNPPs, with deployment targeted for 2030. The project, funded through Natural Resources Canada's Enabling SMRs program, will create models for marine fabrication, transport, and centralized decommissioning [1,2].

'Prodigy's transportable nuclear facilities are emerging as missing puzzle pieces to mass customize SMR new builds,' said Mathias Trojer, President and CEO of Prodigy Clean Energy [1].

The initiative features two facility types: the Prodigy Microreactor Power Station TNPP™ and SMR Marine Power Station TNPP™. These are not conventional barges but purpose-designed marine buildings housing nuclear reactors, offering power solutions from 1 megawatt to gigawatt scale [1].

The first TNPP project, currently in Phase II feasibility studies, will partner with a multinational mining company to power a remote critical minerals cluster in Canada. The project aims to replace diesel generation with carbon-free electricity and heat for up to 60 years, while engaging with local Indigenous communities [1,3].

Mark Tipping, LR's Global Offshore Power To X Director, noted: 'This project is notable as it is one of the first to establish guidelines for transportable and floating nuclear power plants... setting a potential global standard.' [2]