Lloyd’s Register Grants Principal Approval For Hybrid Nuclear-Ready Ship Design

Concept by Australian company pairs microreactors with conventional diesel-electric systems

Lloyd’s Register Grants Principal Approval For Hybrid Nuclear-Ready Ship Design
A mockup of the 73-metre stern landing vessel design by Australia's Seatransport. Image courtesy Seatransport.

UK-based Lloyd’s Register has granted approval in principle for a hybrid nuclear-ready propulsion concept developed with Australian ship designer Seatransport, a statement said.

The concept combines micro modular reactors with conventional diesel-electric systems for 73-metre and 90-metre stern landing vessel designs. 

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