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KOREAN shipping lines including HMM, Sinokor and H-Line Shipping are working on plans to develop nuclear-powered ships, reports Athens-based Safety4Sea.
An agreement was signed to establish a cooperative basis for future commercialisation through the development and demonstration of atomic technology for large ship propulsion with a focus on molten salt reactors (MSRs).
The parties also agreed to work on promoting the safety of maritime-nuclear power system operation, as well as designing the related regulatory framework.
At the beginning of January, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) informed that it completed the conceptual design for the compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) power barge, a floating facility for offshore nuclear power plants, receiving basic certification from the American Bureau of Shipping.