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I’m all for terrestrial nuclear power, but nuclear ships would need high grade uranium. At a minimum all existing nuclear ship reactors that I am aware of curre
by MobiusHorizons 4y ago
I’m all for terrestrial nuclear power, but nuclear ships would need high grade uranium. At a minimum all existing nuclear ship reactors that I am aware of currently use more highly enriched uranium than a nuclear power plant. There are much safer ways to propel container ships across the world’s oceans without the rather enormous risk. I think hydrogen, methane, or any number of synthetic fuels including those derived from algae would make ore sense as stop gap measures while battery cost and density come down.
- smileysteve 4y ago> but nuclear ships would need high grade uranium. Why isn't a thorium salt reactor a good fit here?
- Gwypaas 4y agoBecause we want a solution before 2050.
- MobiusHorizons 4y agoThat an interesting suggestion. I don’t believe any miniature designs have been built, but there hasn’t been that much research into thorium salt reactors, so that’s not necessarily surprising.