Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
A big question for future small nuclear reactors -- can they power cargo vessels and decarbonize the shipping industry? China is experimenting with some designs. Now a South Korean company is unveiling its blueprints for a nuclear powered cargo ship. https://www.nucnet.org/news/south-korean-shipbuilder-unveils-design-for-nuclear-powered-vessel-2-4-2025
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
cc @julia, would love your take on this!
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Julia DeWahl
@julia
There is so much potential here!! Our submarines and aircraft carriers are all nuclear powered, the precedent is already set.
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Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
Anyone worth paying attention to? I know Jiangnan Shipyard, a division of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has a project looking at thorium molten salt reactor-powered ships. Then there was that Hyundai project unveiled last month. I might do a story on this
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