Nuclear molten salt could power future cargo ships | Popular Science

South Korea's KRISO, Samsung Heavy Industries, and KAERI received regulatory approval-in-principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for a cargo ship powered by two molten salt nuclear reactors, capable of carrying 15,000 containers at 25 knots. The design represents a shift from conventional water-cooled reactors to smaller, more efficient molten salt technology for commercial maritime propulsion.

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