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Norway Study Shows Feasibility Of Vessels Powered By Small Generation IV Nuclear Plants

By Nigel Davies
28 January 2026

Research council also awards funding for further project on maritime reactors

Norway Study Shows Feasibility Of Vessels Powered By Small Generation IV Nuclear Plants
A computer-generated mockup of a dynamic positioning vessel using nuclear reactor technology. Image courtesy VARD/NuProShip.
Norwegian shipbuilding company Vard has shown in a research project called NuProShip II that small Generation IV nuclear reactors in offshore vessels would be feasible with a concept design now ready.

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