The U.S. Is Testing Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Can Go Practically Anywhere

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A bunch of nuclear reactors floating around in merchant ships that will never, ever have accidents. I wonder how idiot proof (or Somalian pirate proof) those reactors are.
 


^ Josh's post is too large to quote. He likes nuclear power.
 
Somalia better have some engineering people, they're about to get nukes...
 
Put some trained and professional soldiers on the merchant vessels. That solves two problems.
 

Nuclear LNG carrier study puts price on atomic shipping​

A nuclear-powered LNG carrier could cost around two-and-a-half times as much to build as a conventional vessel yet still deliver lower lifetime costs under certain carbon-pricing scenarios, according to a new study backed by ABS.

The class society, Japanese nuclear technology developer Blossom Energy and an unnamed global shipping company modelled a 174,000 cu m LNG carrier fitted with a 20–25 MWe high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.

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When can I biy a nuclear.powered toothbrush?
 
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