Tracker · Pre-application
Advanced Float
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently engaged in pre-application activities with Advanced Float Co., Ltd. (AFC) as of September 2026. AFC is a Japanese based company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with plans to develop an offshore floating nuclear power plant in U.S. coastal waters at a site currently under evaluation. The proposed facility would combine the certified U.S. ABWR design (~1350 MWe) with a rigid steel floating platform to develop its first-of-a-kind, non-self-propelled offshore floating nuclear power plant.
AFC is a Japanese based company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with plans to develop an offshore floating nuclear power plant in U.S.
- Who
- Advanced Float Co., Ltd.
- Design
- ABWR
- Reactor type
- Light Water Reactors
- Status
- Active on the NRC index
- What
- Pre-Application activities associated with a future 10 CFR Part 52 application using the certified U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design
- When
- September 2026 to present
- Site
- in U.S. coastal waters at a site currently under evaluation
- NRC page reviewed
- Friday, October 02, 2026
Dockets
Status timeline
Dates are printed as the NRC page prints them, including the actual (A) or target (T) mark.
The NRC page in this snapshot does not list a milestone table.
NRC activity table
| Product | Type | Reference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-of-a-Kind Offshore Floating Nuclear Power Plant (OFNP – ABWR Based) | Regulatory Engagement Plan | ML26527A291 | No review requested |
Related Federal Register notices
Included when a notice shares a docket printed on the NRC page, or when the notice title repeats the project or design name. Other NRC notices are left out.
No in-scope Federal Register notice is linked to this project.