Potential advantages of molten salt reactor for merchant ship propulsion

Potential advantages of molten salt reactor for merchant ship propulsion

Operating costs of merchant ships, related to fuel costs, has led the naval industry to search alternatives to the current technologies of propulsion power. A possibility is to employ nuclear reactors like the Russian KLT-40S, which is a pressurized water reactor (PWR) and has experience on civilia...

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Main Authors: Luiz Gonzaga de Freitas Neto, Luciano Ondir Freire, Adimir dos Santos, Delvonei Alves de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2021-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
nuclear merchant ships
nuclear propulsion
molten salt reactor (MSR).
Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1466

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