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Netherlands-based nuclear energy development and consultancy company ULC-Energy has undertaken a study that investigated the potential to use civil nuclear technologies to power commercial maritime vessels. The study was commissioned by mining company and shipping charterer BHP, a major producer of commodities including iron ore, copper, nickel, and metallurgical coal. BHP has approximately 80,000 employees and contractors, primarily in Australia and the Americas. 

Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbhp-to-consider-nuclear-powered-cargo-ships-11551624

Dutch nuclear energy development and consultancy company ULC-Energy BV has completed a study - commissioned by global mining company BHP - to investigate the potential use of civil nuclear technologies to power commercial maritime vessels.

Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BHP-considers-nuclear-powered-cargo-ships

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Kepco Engineering & Construction Company (Kepco E&C) have received approval in principle (AIP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a new design of a floating offshore nuclear power barge. HD KSOE’s design involves a 240 MW SMR-powered ship, featuring four sets of 60 MW SMRs. The vessel would be a floating SMR facility on the sea, with the SMR placed on the bottom and a platform on top that produces carbon-free fuel such as hydrogen.

Date: Friday, 06 October 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskorean-floating-npp-project-receives-approval-in-principle-11196106

A design for a floating offshore nuclear power barge from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Kepco Engineering & Construction (Kepco E&C) has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

Date: Thursday, 05 October 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ABS-approves-Korean-SMR-power-barge-design

PT Pertamina Power Indonesia and Denmark’s Seaborg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore and assess how the next generation nuclear power technology could be utilised both to meet Indonesia’s future clean energy needs including a target of achieving net zero carbon emission by 2060.

Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindonesia-to-consider-seaborgs-molten-salt-power-barge-11146951

Indonesian power company Pertamina NRE has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark's Seaborg to investigate the deployment of Seaborg's compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) Power Barge in Indonesia.

Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Seaborg-power-barge-considered-for-use-in-Indonesi

The nuclear industry has the solutions to assist end-users - from the shipping industry to data centres - in reducing their carbon emissions and meeting their decarbonisation goals, panellists at World Nuclear Symposium 2023 said.

Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-industry-ready-to-help-end-users-cut-emiss

Rosatom has signed an agreement with TSS Group on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), to develop an energy fleet for foreign markets based on floating NPPs (FNPPs) with RITM-200M reactors. TSS Group is Russia's largest developer and manufacturer of integrated solutions for well completion and energy supply to the oil and gas sector with an operating development strategy in the Middle East.

Date: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-prepares-for-export-of-floating-npps-10952190

US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and SK Ecoplant to conduct R&D on clean hydrogen production. The three companies intend to construct a Hydrogen Micro Hub at the SK Ecoplant’s headquarters in Seoul's Jongno-gu.

Date: Thursday, 27 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsultra-safe-nuclear-joins-korean-companies-to-construct-hydrogen-micro-hub-10790402

Decisive and early government action is needed to embrace the power of nuclear-enabled hydrogen (NEH) in delivering net-zero, according to the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA).

Date: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-trade-body-calls-for-action-on-nuclear-enabled