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Is there any technological reason we couldn't use nuclear-powered container ships? They're the same general scale as nuclear aircraft carriers. Trains can also
by jlawson 7y ago
Is there any technological reason we couldn't use nuclear-powered container ships? They're the same general scale as nuclear aircraft carriers.
Trains can also be electric and powered by a third-rail type system. Trucks and drones can be electric.
Obviously there are political barriers but if it really came down to this or the end of sea shipping I suspect those barriers could be overcome.
- greglindahl 7y agoNuclear reactors on ships require bomb-grade uranium fuel and an elite crew of masters-degreed engineers to run them.