New Test Program Puts Nuclear Container Ships on the Horizon
The design could carry 15,000 cargo containers at 25 knots as shipping companies seek lower emissions and lower fuel costs.
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South Korea's massive nuclear container ship just earned early US approval
US bureau clears early design for South Korea's nuclear container ship conceptTwin molten salt reactors replace conventional engines in ambitious cargo vessel proposalEngineers removed fuel tanks to create additional cargo-carrying capacitySouth Korea has secured preliminary US approval for the conceptual design of a 15,000 TEU container ship powered by two molten salt small modular reactors (SMRs).The Approval in Principle was issued by the Ame…
Nuclear molten salt could power future cargo ships
Massive artificial intelligence data centers and their extreme energy damages are fuelling renewed interest in nuclear power. But it turns out one of the more impactful uses of this atomic-age technology may not come from Three Mile Island or the American heartland. Instead, the hulls of giant cargo ships trudging their way across the world’s oceans may be ready to meet the world’s growing energy needs. Several shipping giants have been toying …
ABS Grants Approval in Principle for Nuclear-Powered 15,000 TEU Containership
Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle for the concept design of a 15,000 TEU nuclear-powered containership, developed jointly with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, marking a significant step toward nuclear-powered commercial shipping. What technology powers this nuclear containership design? The vessel is designed around a small modular reactor usin…
South Korean nuclear container ship proposal receives US approval for 15,000 TEU ultra-safe molten salt reactor design
US bureau clears early design for South Korea's nuclear container ship concept Twin molten salt reactors replace conventional engines in ambitious cargo vessel proposal Engineers removed fuel tanks to create additional cargo-carrying capacity South Korea has secured preliminary US approval for the conceptual design of a 15,000 TEU container ship powered by two molten salt small modular reactors (SMRs). The Approval in Principle was issued by the…
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