Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2025
Assessing nuclear options
NuProShip | A Norwegian-led partnership, NuProShip, is examining the scope for nuclear propulsion in shipping. Funded by the Research Council of Norway, the project is being supported by the Norwegian subsidiary of Fincantieri, Vard, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Ålesund, DNV, the Norwegian Maritime Administration, Knutsen Tankers, and Spanish nuclear consultancy, Idom. The first stage of NuProShip, an abbreviation for ‘Nuclear Propulsion in Shipping’, assessed advanced nuclear reactor technologies developed by 99 different companies and selected three types for further research....