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China’s Nuclear-Powered Containership: A Fluke Or The Future Of Shipping?::Since China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) unveiled its KUN-24AP containership at the Marintec China Expo in Shanghai in early December of 2023, the internet has been abuzz about it. Not jus…

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

This is what killed nuclear cargo ships in the past. Ports just don't want such things coming in all the time.

[-] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

We are burning and drowning so I hope here is enough of a desire to make it happen this time.

Militaries have a stellar record of not melting down their ships (fact check me someone I havent looked this up) with barely trained 18 year olds, so until we have a renewable energy storage that can power a cargo vessel around the world without taking up too much mass, this might be the best option.

I hear sails are coming back too though.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

I hear sails are coming back too though.

It's streaming companies' fault

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Thresher.

Here's more if you want. I'm not against nuclear power but it's maritime use is far more dangerous than power generation on land.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

This article lists notable military accidents involving nuclear material. Civilian accidents are listed at List of civilian nuclear accidents. For a general discussion of both civilian and military accidents, see nuclear and radiation accidents. For other lists, see Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents.

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this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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