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here fuels like hydrogen might make sence, but why not 'normal' nuclear? There are hundreds of nuclear powered ships already - submarines, Icebreakers, carrier

• hollerith 4y ago
  >There are hundreds of nuclear powered ships already - submarines, Icebreakers, carriers, etc. Aren't they all operated by militaries though? So if a conspiracy of crew members tries to steal some enriched fuel or fission products, it is legal to just shoot them or throw them in jail for decade for trying.
  • ClumsyPilot 4y ago
    I believe this was never attempted. On board the ship itself, all the nuclear material is inside a running reactor, any would-be criminal would be dead before you could shoot them Russian nuclear icebreakers are civilian ships, and people working at normal nuclear power stations are civilians too. It is actually only relevant what happens in the part of the chain that handles nuclear fuel - thats the shipyard plus processing of spent fuel. But again, we do that for powerplants already.