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Three companies aim to develop nuclear-powered merchant ships

Agence France-Presse (AFP)byAgence France-Presse (AFP)
Wed 26 July 2023
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Mini nuclear reactors for low-carbon merchant ships: a strategic alliance between Newcleo, Fincantieri and Rina aims to explore applications for small modular reactors (SMRs) cooled with lead.
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Three companies, Newcleo, Fincantieri and Rina, have signed an agreement to develop mini-nuclear reactors to be fitted on merchant ships to contribute to their decarbonization, the companies announced on Tuesday.

Towards clean, innovative shipping

Under the terms of the agreement, the Anglo-French-Italian nuclear start-up Newcleo and the Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri and the ship certifier Rina have joined forces to “jointly carry out a feasibility study on nuclear applications in the maritime transport sector, with particular reference to lead-cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMR) technology”.

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This 4th generation reactor technology, proposed by Newcleo, aims to use nuclear waste as fuel. “Deploying Newcleo’s innovative Lead Fast Reactor (LFR) for naval propulsion involves placing an on-board mini-reactor on ships as a small nuclear battery producing 30 MW of electrical power,” the companies explain in their joint press release.

Mini nuclear reactors: a promise of autonomy and maritime decarbonization

This equipment would require infrequent refuelling (only once every 10 to 15 years), very limited maintenance and “easy” replacement at end-of-life, explain the partners. Far from today’s powerful nuclear reactors (1,000 MW or more), SMRs are at the heart of a worldwide development race, but none has yet materialized.

The use of nuclear energy to power ships would help to “rapidly decarbonize a sector faced with enormous fossil fuel consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions”, argue the companies, who are not, however, disclosing a timetable.

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