Why Nuclear Shipping Is Inherently Niche

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Decouple

Dr. Chris Keefer

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There are technologies that decouple human well-being from its ecological impacts. There are politics that enable these technologies. Join me as I interview world experts to uncover hope in this time of planetary crisis.

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Why Nuclear Shipping Is Inherently Niche

Decouple

1 hour 26 minutes 57 seconds

5 days ago

Why Nuclear Shipping Is Inherently Niche

Why have we built nuclear ships before, proven they can operate, and still not made them commonplace?

Nick Touran breaks down the history of maritime nuclear power, from the Nuclear Ship Savannah and Otto Hahn to Japan’s Mutsu and Russia’s Sevmorput, then pivots to floating nuclear power concepts such as the MH 1A Sturgis and the Offshore Power Systems program. We explore what worked, what failed, and what keeps blocking adoption, including port access rules, indemnity and international agreements, staffing costs, containerization economics, shielding and public reaction, and the unique operational demands of running reactors at sea.

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