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A consortium involving Samsung Heavy Industries, KAERI, and ABS has been formed and approved to pursue ship design and integration for nuclear technology.
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Updated Jul 24
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What happened
A consortium involving Samsung Heavy Industries, KAERI, and ABS has been formed and approved to pursue ship design and integration for nuclear technology.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- MIT, KAERI, SHI, and ABS are developing a nuclear container ship concept, with ABS granting approval for the KAERI design.Sub-event
ABS approved the consortium between Samsung Heavy Industries and KAERI regarding marine nuclear technology.1 source
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The entities involved
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Samsung Heavy Industries
South Korean shipbuilding company
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Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
research institute in South Korea
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American Bureau of Shipping
US company in Spring, Houston, Texas
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- popsci.comNuclear molten salt could power future cargo ships