Concept unveiled to build floating nuclear plants to meet military needs - TradeWinds
Concept unveiled to build floating nuclear plants to meet military needs | TradeWinds
Crowley has teamed up with a nuclear energy technology company to develop a vessel concept aimed at generating carbon-free atomic power for defence and disaster needs.
The Florida maritime conglomerate said it signed a memorandum of understanding with BWX Technologies (BWXT) to pursue opportunities to design and engineer its shallow-draught nuclear generation ships capable of delivering power to shore.
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