Its a long read, but interesting and worth reading.
The US maritime sector has suffered a steep decline since its peak in the immediate post-WWII era with the number of American flagged and constructed vessels plummeting.
The advent of marinized nuclear power offers an opportunity for the reversal of this decline and a new era for American shipping.
Advanced nuclear vessels will need to be both built and flagged in nuclear energy states i.e., those with existing nuclear energy regulators and with a well-developed nuclear ecosystem. This provides the opportunity for massive growth in market share for the US shipbuilding and operating industries as well as providing new opportunities for the next generation of US seafarers.
If Nuclear works…What do you think the chances are that the vessels will be US Flagged/crewed? Will someone use that USVI Registry idea to skirt US mariners for something this big? Will ships be autonomous anyway by the time Nuclear is implemented?
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MAK
March 5, 2023, 3:19am
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Every maritime nuclear article:
Fantastical bullshit
t. Someone who stands to make a lot of money from investment in bullshit
It’s a bummer because it is a very interesting topic deserving of a lot of study.
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Nuke ships as stupid and waste of time to talk about as the dumb green hydrogren/amonia/whatever other BS methods of fuel.