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Here's an idea that Russians did. Put it on the boat! Transportable, plenty of coolant. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_floating_nuclear_power_station

• acidburnNSA 5y ago
  Shipyard constructed floating nuclear power stations are a truly excellent idea. You get economies of mass production and scale in the factory to reduce costs and speed up timelines, and you get extra safety from being in coolant, decoupled from earthquakes, and in deep enough water to not have tsunamis. You have more weather to worry about, and piracy, but in the balance shipyard nuclear is one of the most intriguing ways to really decarbonize the planet at scale quickly. In the US, Offshore Power Systems tried this in the 1970s. They hired 1000 people, formed a joint venture with Newport News, bought and installed the world's largest gantry crane at their construction yard in Jacksonville, FL, and got a license to construct 8 gigawatt scale floating reactors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wild story [1]. [1] https://whatisnuclear.com/blog/2020-01-26-offshore-power-systems.html https://whatisnuclear.com/blog/2020-01-26-offshore-power-sys...
  • Robotbeat 5y ago
    We should do this in Newport News (near the existing nuclear shipyard), actually. Great use of the coal terminal area once we retire those.
  • Krasnol 5y ago
    Why are they an excellent idea? Where would it justify the cost of construction and operation?
• kilroy123 5y ago
  That's a damn good idea actually. Though, not so practical in Arctic waters.