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American Bureau of Shipping expects nuclear role in shipping
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/10/09 17:02:22
NUCLEAR energy has moved beyond a wildcard option and into the mainstream of potential for a more sustainable maritime industry, said the head of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), reports Athens' Safety4Sea.
"We see nuclear energy as an enabler for producing clean energy and clean fuels and as a power source for ship propulsion," ABS chairman and CEO Christopher Wiernicki told delegates to the classification society's recent forum.
"Modern nuclear and renewable based energy systems extend our line of sight of solutions to achieve net zero by 2050," Mr Wiernicki said.
"Nuclear energy is not just about the potential for a reactor to operate on a ship. With advanced nuclear technology, the potential is so much more," he said.
The full-day conference confirmed the potential for advanced nuclear technologies in the maritime domain to provide a game-changing clean energy transition safely with project implementation.
Representatives from global shipyards and ship designers, nuclear technology developers, nuclear and maritime industry associations, academics and a variety of government agencies participated.
The discussions were broken into four panels moderated by ABS on technology maturity, regulatory and safety/risk considerations, maritime industry readiness, and port infrastructure readiness.
Said Mr Wiernicki "The developmental path for nuclear energy at sea will require a concerted public-private effort in which innovation and system technologies are reduced to practice through modeling and simulation with a laser focus on safety."
He said there is a real opportunity right now for forward-thinking governments to drive the agenda with practical projects by providing real applications of advanced nuclear technology in a government controlled and regulated environment. Government applications on dredges, strategic sealift vessels, ice breakers, and research vessels may be a great place to start, he said.
The day before the forum, Mr Wiernicki held a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill in coordination with the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) and the bipartisan House Advanced Nuclear Caucus, including introductory comments by caucus members.
"We see nuclear energy as an enabler for producing clean energy and clean fuels and as a power source for ship propulsion," ABS chairman and CEO Christopher Wiernicki told delegates to the classification society's recent forum.
"Modern nuclear and renewable based energy systems extend our line of sight of solutions to achieve net zero by 2050," Mr Wiernicki said.
"Nuclear energy is not just about the potential for a reactor to operate on a ship. With advanced nuclear technology, the potential is so much more," he said.
The full-day conference confirmed the potential for advanced nuclear technologies in the maritime domain to provide a game-changing clean energy transition safely with project implementation.
Representatives from global shipyards and ship designers, nuclear technology developers, nuclear and maritime industry associations, academics and a variety of government agencies participated.
The discussions were broken into four panels moderated by ABS on technology maturity, regulatory and safety/risk considerations, maritime industry readiness, and port infrastructure readiness.
Said Mr Wiernicki "The developmental path for nuclear energy at sea will require a concerted public-private effort in which innovation and system technologies are reduced to practice through modeling and simulation with a laser focus on safety."
He said there is a real opportunity right now for forward-thinking governments to drive the agenda with practical projects by providing real applications of advanced nuclear technology in a government controlled and regulated environment. Government applications on dredges, strategic sealift vessels, ice breakers, and research vessels may be a great place to start, he said.
The day before the forum, Mr Wiernicki held a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill in coordination with the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) and the bipartisan House Advanced Nuclear Caucus, including introductory comments by caucus members.