Following the Government’s recent announcement of major investment in Small ModularReactors (SMRs), an international consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to explore a transformational clean energy initiative on the…
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Government SMR announcement reinforces multi-million £ investment in new industrial technologies at Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Last week’s very welcome Great British Energy – Nuclear announcements confirming an initial £2.5billion commitment to deploying Small Modular Reactor technology from Rolls-Royce SMR hasboosted a multi-million £ investment programme…
Nuclear Code Revision Builds Head of Steam At a pivotal upcoming IMO meeting in June, the need to update the IMO’s Nuclear Code will be reviewed. A number of Member States…
Lloyd’s Register, Seatransport and Deployable Energy developing nuclear power for ships
Queensland’s ship design group Seatransport and Houston-based Deployable Energy are collaborating with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to develop nuclear power generation for different applications, including strategic response vessels in remote areas. …
“Nuclear is a commercial shipping disruptor” – ABS CEO The latest batch of videos from our New Nuclear for Maritime summit, which took place in Houston, TX last month, is…
Lloyd’s Register to use generative AI to advance the application of nuclear technology in maritime in collaboration with Microsoft
Lloyd’s Register, a UK-based classification society and professional advisory service, will become one of the first maritime organisations to use generative AI for permitting capabilities built upon Microsoft Azure OpenAI…
NorthStandard, CORE POWER and Lloyd’s Register call for UK action on maritime nuclear power
New paper proposes framework to support UK development of advanced, safe, small nuclear reactors as a reliable and scalable zero-emission maritime power source. The UK is well positioned to lead…
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Revolutionising port electrification: exploring fixed installation for floating nuclear As the maritime industry embraces sustainability, ports face increasing pressure to transition from fossil fuels to cleaner, more resilient energy systems.…
Head of IMO says nuclear is “very much on the table” A crucial step forward in establishing regulatory groundwork During a compelling exchange at the 2024 Global Maritime Forum in…
New solution for Nigeria Team Nawasena of ITS won this year’s Worldwide Ferry Safety Association student design competition with its proposal for a 50m, pre-cut ferry for the River Niger…
Alternative maritime fuels New Fuel for Thought reports – LPG and Nuclear LR’s Fuel for Thought series has just released reports on LPG and Nuclear as future fuels for shipping.…
Alternative maritime fuels New Fuel for Thought reports – LPG and Nuclear LR’s Fuel for Thought series has just released reports on LPG and Nuclear as future fuels for shipping.…
Lloyd’s Register: New nuclear can fundamentally reshape the shipping industry Marine Nuclear in the News Lloyd’s Register says new nuclear can fundamentally reshape the shipping industry New research institute for…
Alternative maritime fuels New Fuel for Thought reports – LPG and Nuclear LR’s Fuel for Thought series has just released reports on LPG and nuclear as future fuels…
Nuclear could transform maritime with more reliable, emissions-free and longer-lived ships
The rise of small modular reactors points to a step change for nuclear applications in shipping if regulatory hurdles can be overcome, says Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel for Thought: Nuclear report. Nuclear power…
Download the Maritime Forecast to 2050 to explore a range of energy efficiency technologies. Wind-assisted propulsion has already delivered yearly fuel savings of between 5% and 9% for certain ships and is…