Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner, Faster Transport

Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner, Faster Transport

Military vessels have relied on atomic energy for decades, but now commercial shipbuilders are attempting to tap the technology.

New startup unveils breakthrough technology that could change future of nuclear power: 'A high degree of inherent safety'

Cleaner energy may power ships (and more) in the future if the Italian startup Newcleo is successful in commercializing its small fission power plants. The Maritime Executive reported that the company recently unveiled its concept for these power plants — designed with the help of firm Pininfarina and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri — at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, where the company displayed a full-sca…

Eagles Consortium starts developing next-gen Small Modular Reactor

On June 16th, four of Europe’s leading nuclear technology organizations – Ansaldo Nucleare, Enea, Rete, and SCK CEN – signed the creation of the Eagles Consortium, a newly established alliance, whose goal is to develop and commercialize Eagles-300, a next-generation lead-cooled Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The Belgian-Italian-Romanian consortium aims to introduce a new nuclear production technology by 2039. The SCK in Mol can finally start plann…