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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. 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]. The reactors would be small, modular units.

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

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Westinghouse AP-1000, advanced pressured water reactor (APWR, about 1,200MW capacity. GE Hitachi ABWR (advanced boiling water reactor), 1,300-1,600MW. India PHWR (pressurized heavy water reactor),540-700MW. Super-Critical Water-cooled Reactor (SCWR). Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). GE Hitachi ESWBR, 1600 MW.

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