[image] (HOUSTON) A pioneering nuclear propelled containership designed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received approval in principle from ABS. The groundbreaking design for a 15k
(HOUSTON) A pioneering nuclear propelled containership designed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received approval in principle from ABS.
The groundbreaking design for a 15k TEU vessel uses a propulsion system comprised of a molten salt reactor (MSR) for heat and a supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) system for power generation. ABS completed design reviews based on class requirements. ABS published the industry’s first comprehensive requirements for floating nuclear power in October last year.
“Advanced modern reactors are both a global decarbonization solution and a commercial shipping disruptor. They are a key transformational technology that forms a critical part of the calculus to get to net zero by 2050 and they change the commercial model, the economics of shipping, the operation of the vessels and their design, as KSOE have demonstrated. The new nuclear story is now being written and this collaboration with KSOE is an important step forward,” said ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki.
Senior Vice President Sangmin Park of HD KSOE said: “Fourth-generation SMRs, currently in the demonstration phase, offer a groundbreaking improvement in safety compared to conventional reactors. When applied to large container ships, they could potentially have less risk than some of the other alternative fuel systems.”
Following the AIP, HD KSOE will continue to work with ABS to further develop the vessel.
ABS is leading the industry in exploring advanced nuclear reactor technologies for offshore and maritime applications and is working with the U.S. Department of Energy to research barriers to the adoption of advanced nuclear propulsion on commercial vessels.
The ABS Requirements for Nuclear Power Systems for Marine and Offshore Applications are available to download here. The Pathways to a Low Carbon Future Floating Nuclear Power Plant study is available here, and Pathways to a Low Carbon Future LNG Carrier Nuclear Ship Concept Design report is available to download here.
Photo Caption: Sangmin Park, Senior Vice President, HD KSOE, with Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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