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Floating Nuclear Plants / Crowley And BWXT Team Up On Ship ‘For Defence And Disaster Needs’

By David Dalton
21 September 2023

Vessel would supply small-scale energy to shoreside locations

Crowley And BWXT Team Up On Ship ‘For Defence And Disaster Needs’
The ship would supply small-scale nuclear energy to shoreside locations, providing power to military bases, backup utility grids and other locarions.
US shipping and energy company Crowley has teamed with nuclear power company BWX Technologies (BWXT) to design a ship concept that has the potential to generate energy for defence and disaster needs by including a microreactor on board.

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