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Maritime / Study Highlights Potential Of HTGR Technology For LNG Vessels

By David Dalton
29 October 2024

’Significant potential’ to address emissions and deliver other operational advantages

Study Highlights Potential Of HTGR Technology For LNG Vessels
A nuclear propelled LNG carrier would have reactors placed at the rear of the vessel and batteries forward of the location occupied by fuel tanks on current vessels. Courtesy ABS/Herbert Engineering.
Deploying high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology on liquid natural gas (LNG) container ships would result in faster transit speeds and zero-emission operations with no requirement to refuel – although the HTGR technology would need replacing approximately every six years.

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