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I wonder - why don't they use it for container ships and so on? I would imagine fuel savings there, and lower pollution would be immense.
by kolinko 8y ago
I wonder - why don't they use it for container ships and so on? I would imagine fuel savings there, and lower pollution would be immense.
- Armisael16 8y agoWell, it does result in enriched nuclear material floating all over the ocean, ripe for the taking by pirates or nation-states that we'd rather not have access.
- russdill 8y agoHopefully one day we'll see fusion powered container ships.
- ianai 8y agoSo you use the same naval threat that we already use to deter idiots from our nuclear powered vessels.
- nradov 8y agoPirates still seize large merchant ships in Asian and African waters on a monthly basis. There are only a few hundred surface vessels capable of effective anti-piracy patrols worldwide from all navies and coast guards; they can't be everywhere at once.
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