MOBILITY · Prospective evaluation of nuclear power potential for shipping (ZEWT Partnership)

Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: 1. Drafting of a R&I roadmap towards deploying nuclear power in commercial shipping, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced nuclear technologies (e.g. complementing the latest European Industrial Alliance on SMRs technology roadmap[1]), including identification of research gaps, infrastructures and future innovation needs 2. Mapping of relevant regulatory regimes…

Nuclear propulsion has the potential to reduce emissions of air pollutants and to decarbonize the shipping sector, producing zero GHG tank-to-wake emissions and low upstream well-to-tank emissions. A coordinated effort among various stakeholders including industry partners, research performing organisations, NGOs, the European Commission, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) should help evaluate such prospective…