Korea's molten salt nuclear-powered container ship design wins US approval

South Korea's Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has secured US regulatory approval for a conceptual design of a 15,000-TEU container ship powered by a molten salt reactor. The Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping signals the technical and safety viability of nuclear-powered maritime freight.

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