The nuclear propulsion of merchant ships

Power market developments: nuclear shipping

The nuclear propulsion of merchant ships

15 August 2011

Environmental and economic considerations are turning the heads of shipping companies toward nuclear power for propulsion, particularly using small-to-medium size reactors. Although reactor technology may be well-understood, the way nuclear ships are built and operated will require organisational changes in the shipping industry. By John Carlton http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2060398