A study led by Vard, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fincantieri, has found that nuclear-powered offshore vessels are technically feasible, confirming that small fourth-generation nuclear reactors can be ...

Could the next great leap in maritime propulsion come from the atom? High-level Executive Briefing will examine the role of advanced nuclear technologies ...

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has partnered with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Ålesund and other key stakeholders to explore the potential of nuclear propulsion in maritime ...

A new paper titled "Facilitating Global Deployment of Floating Nuclear Power Plants" has been published by the World Nuclear Association's Cooperation in Reactor Design Evaluation and Licensing ...

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries received Approval in Principle (AIP) from ABS for a concept design of a 16,000 TEU container ship featuring an electric ...

A “nuclear engine” has many advantages, notably providing a vehicle with an almost unlimited supply of onboard power, with no need for regular refuelling. That’s particularly attractive for large ...

As maritime stakeholders race to scale up the solutions that will help decarbonise the industry, interest has been growing in a technology that has long been in the background: nuclear power. This ...

ABB has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish nuclear energy firm Blykalla to expedite the introduction of lead-cooled small modular reactors (SMRs) in the maritime industry. The ...

BANGKOK (AP) — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft ...