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Is it time for the freight industry to stop worrying and learn to love the nuclear ship?

The future propulsion system for large ocean-going containerships my not be methanol, ethanol or batteries, but nuclear power said the boss of a UK based and technology innovation company. Mikal Bøe, chief executive of Core Power, based in Chiswick, west London, told a press conference at London Shipping Week on 14 September said that nuclear powered commercial ships could have lower – and less volatile – fuel costs, operate at higher ... [+]