Tag: nuclear power

Global energy demand grew at a faster-than-average in 2024, with increased supply of renewables and natural gas, according to IEA.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined a cross-industry group of large energy users in signing a pledge supporting the goal of at least tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050.  

Prodigy Clean Energy and LR announced a collaboration to complete the development of lifecycle requirements for Prodigy’s TNPPs.

Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in the US have announced they have created a suitable fuel for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) - the test reactor that will form the basis for the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) that CORE POWER is planning to use for maritime applications.

Lloyd’s Register to use generative AI to advance the application of nuclear technology in maritime in collaboration with Microsoft.

ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki emphasizes that new nuclear reactor technology, particularly small modular reactors (SMRs), offers a unique opportunity for U.S. industrial policy and could revitalize the country's shipbuilding sector.

A new paper by CORE POWER, NorthStandard and Lloyd’s Register (LR) has proposed a framework to support UK development of advanced, safe, small nuclear reactors as a reliable and scalable zero-emission maritime power source.

CORE POWER, announced that it will develop a US-anchored maritime civil nuclear program for floating nuclear power plants.

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, part of HD Hyundai, introduced a prototype for a container carrier powered by a small modular reactor (SMR) at the New Nuclear for Maritime Summit in Houston.

Christopher J. Wiernicki highlighted that new nuclear technology is a global decarbonization solution and a commercial shipping disruptor.