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That's mostly because smaller ships don't need as much power as a sub or carrier. The wattage required for a large container ship is about on par with the react
by titzer 3y ago
That's mostly because smaller ships don't need as much power as a sub or carrier. The wattage required for a large container ship is about on par with the reactor for a nuclear sub.
- jasonwatkinspdx 3y agoNo, it's not just that, it's because having nuclear on a ship has massive downsides in terms of cost and risks. There's a reason the only other ships that use them are icebreakers.