• nuke@sh.itjust.worksM
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    9 months ago

    All US aircraft carriers are nuclear powered so no more burning fossil fuels. Environment = Saved 🌱

    • Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 months ago

      I remember reading about nuclear powered shipping vessels being pitched a few years ago.

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          9 months ago

          Yeah, a lot of people don’t understand how little oversight there actually is when it comes to the maintenance of cargo ships, and how hard it is to enforce the bare minimum.

          Most shipping companies are untrustworthy when it comes to anything that might impact their profit margins.

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        9 months ago

        The problem is that most countries don’t have a port to accept a nuclear vessel and don’t want one in their country.

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        9 months ago

        lol, there actually was a few, but that is back in ye old days. 1968 - Otto Hans. 1972 - Mutsu. 1988 - Sevmorput (only one still running - but planned decomission is apparently in 2024)