Tripartite initiative to explore nuclear power for strategic maritime applications
The UK’s classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with Queensland-headquartered ship design group Seatransport and Houston-based engineering company Deployable Energy to develop nuclear power generation for a wide array of applications in the maritime industry.
As disclosed, the three partners are set to first explore the use of this technology in strategic response vessels that operate in remote areas.
To be specific, according to Lloyd’s Register, using micro modular reactor (MMR) technology, two to five MMRs of 1MWe capacity each are set to power a 73-meter amphibious vessel intended for emergency response and disaster relief duties.
Owing to its technology, the partners expect the ship to run for eight to ten years without refueling. Representatives from LR have also noted that the unit will be able to feed power into the shore grid of affected areas and whenever docked at port.
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Sharing further insight into this development, Claudene Sharp-Patel, Lloyd’s Register’s
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