Tag: nuclear power

On May 23, the universal nuclear icebreaker Sibir of Atomflot FSUE completed flood control work on the Yenisei River. The crew of the nuclear-powered ship had a task to make additional ice channels and cuts in the riverbed to prevent possible ice jams. 

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies have announced a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants with Seaborg Technologies' innovative molten salt reactor technology.

While nuclear power has the potential to offer a decarbonization alternative for shipping, the technical, economic, and regulatory challenges associated with its use have limited its widespread adoption.

Korean major shipping lines including HMM, Sinokor and H-Line Shipping have partnered to move forward with plans to develop nuclear-powered merchant ships.

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) informed that it has completed the conceptual design for the compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) power barge.

Bureau Veritas and nuclear power technology developer ThorCon have entered an agreement for the Technology Qualification and the subsequent development of a 500 MW molten salt nuclear power barge for operations in Indonesia.

Can you imagine a ship not needing to refuel for the next 25 years? While the shipping industry is vividly exploring all its possible options to reduce emissions, nuclear power is gaining ground in the decarbonization debate.

New research by C-Job Naval Architects shows nuclear energy could be applied as marine propulsion in the future. According to the ship design company, nuclear technology has seen several interesting developments and should be considered for future maritime applications.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) has granted research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US.

The UK’s Department of Transport, through the Maritime & Coastguard Authority (MCA), has set a target date 22 November has been set to pass the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations into law.