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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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This artist’s conception, which is not based on any specific design for a cargo ship, is intended to show the approximate scale of such a vessel. Researchers are considering three different types: a lead-cooled fast reactor, a uranium-fueled, helium-gas-cooled reactor, and a molten-salt-cooled reactor, shown here [below, at bottom].

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IEA/OECD Report Concludes Nuclear Power Could Provide 24% of Global Electricity by 2050

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Financing the construction of new nuclear plants is expected to be a major challenge in many countries. Concepts for Gen IV Systems. Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). Progress in implementing plans for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste will also be essential. Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR).

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