South Korean SMR-powered container ship design certified

South Korea's Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering has secured Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for a conceptual design of a 15,000 TEU container ship powered by two small modular molten salt reactors. The design optimises power distribution, hull efficiency, and safety systems to enable SMR propulsion in commercial maritime transport. If you make power systems, thermal management, or radiation-hardened controls, Samsung and KRISO just validated a new buyer willing to pay for marine-grade nuclear integration. The design is locked; now comes the supply chain build.