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.
As shipping seeks zero carbon future fuels, there is growing interest around the use of atomic power and MCA consultation in 2021 concluded that there is an appetite for nuclear ships over the next 10 years.
In addition, according to Core Power, the Regulations will transpose Chapter VIII in the Annex to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (‘SOLAS’) together with the Safety Code for Nuclear Ships into UK law.
This is an important milestone in the regulatory progress for New Nuclear in Maritime
said Mikal Boe, Founder and CEO of Core Power.
Recently, US also made exploration towards nuclear power. More specifically, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded ABS a contract to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels.
The $800,000 research project – awarded by the DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy last year and formally contracted through its U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development funding opportunity – will address challenges to adopting new reactor technology in commercial maritime applications.
ABS will develop models of different advanced reactor technologies for maritime applications and develop an industry advisory on the commercial use of modern nuclear pow
