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New MIT Handbook Examines Key Safety Questions For Nuclear-Powered Shipping

By David Dalton
22 October 2025

Publication covers issues such as reactor design and accident scenarios

New MIT Handbook Examines Key Safety Questions For Nuclear-Powered Shipping
A rendering of a desgn for a nyclear-powered cargo ship. Courtesy HD KSOE.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has published a handbook that it says provides a strong basis for initial safety on key areas that require nuclear and maritime regulatory research and development in the coming years to prepare for nuclear propulsion in the shipping industry.

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