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<p>This article provides a review of the possibility of using different types of reactors to power ships. The analyses were carried out for three different large vessels: a container ship, a liquid gas carrier and a bulk carrier. A novelty of this work is the analysis of the proposal to adapt marine power plants to ecological requirements in shipping by replacing the conventional propulsion system based on internal combustion engines with nuclear propulsion. The subjects of comparison are primarily the dimensions of the most important devices of the nuclear power plant and the preliminary fitness analysis. It was assumed for this purpose that the nuclear power plant fits in the engine room compartment and uses the space left after the removal of the combustion engines. At the same time, this propulsion provides at all times sufficient energy for port, technological and shipping operations at an economically justifiable speed. For deep-sea vessels, which are supposed to reach null emissions of CO, CO2, NOx, SOx and H2O, this is one of the most reasonable solutions. Finally the paper proves that all the above-mentioned marine functions could be effectively applied in power plants equipped with 4th generation nuclear reactors.</p>
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This article provides a review of the possibility of using different types of reactors to power ships. The analyses were carried out for three different large vessels: a container ship, a liquid gas carrier and a bulk carrier. A novelty of this work is the analysis of the proposal to adapt marine power plants to ecological requirements in shipping by replacing the conventional propulsion system based on internal combustion engines with nuclear propulsion. The subjects of comparison are primarily the dimensions of the most important devices of the nuclear power plant and the preliminary fitness analysis. It was assumed for this purpose that the nuclear power plant fits in the engine room compartment and uses the space left after the removal of the combustion engines. At the same time, this propulsion provides at all times sufficient energy for port, technological and shipping operations at an economically justifiable speed. For deep-sea vessels, which are supposed to reach null emissions of CO, CO2, NOx, SOx and H2O, this is one of the most reasonable solutions. Finally the paper proves that all the above-mentioned marine functions could be effectively applied in power plants equipped with 4th generation nuclear reactors.

On the Use of Selected 4th Generation Nuclear Reactors in Marine Power Plants

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology

Department of Turbine Dynamics and Diagnostics

Polish Maritime Research

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This article provides a review of the possibility of using different types of reactors to power ships. The analyses were carried out for three different large...

On the Use of Selected 4th Generation Nuclear Reactors in Marine Power Plants

Published Online: Apr 26, 2022

Page range: 76 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2022-0008

Keywords
nuclear reactor, ship propulsion, nuclear power plants

© 2022 Marta Drosińska-Komor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

On the Use of Selected 4th Generation Nuclear Reactors in Marine Power Plants

Published Online: Apr 26, 2022

Page range: 76 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2022-0008

Keywordsnuclear reactor, ship propulsion, nuclear power plants

© 2022 Marta Drosińska-Komor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
nuclear reactor, ship propulsion, nuclear power plants