ABS Grants AIP for Nuclear-Powered 15,000 TEU Containership Concept

ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept design for a nuclear-powered 15,000 TEU containership developed in collaboration with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), marking another step in the maritime industry’s efforts to evaluate advanced nuclear propulsion for commercial shipping.

The concept vessel is powered by a small modular reactor (SMR) using a marine molten salt reactor (MSR) design. The approval is part of an ongoing joint development project between ABS, KRISO and KAERI to assess the technical feasibility of nuclear-powered merchant ships and establish the