Rotterdam study sets out pathway for nuclear-powered commercial ship port calls

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A joint study focusing on the Port of Rotterdam explores the feasibility and regulatory pathways for nuclear-powered commercial ships making port calls. The study finds current port safety and risk frameworks could support the assessment of such vessels in a major European port.

A new joint study using the Port of Rotterdam as a case study “Enabling Nuclear-Powered Feeder Ships: A Joint Development Project on Port Call Feasibility and Regulatory Pathways” [link] has found that existing port safety and risk-management frameworks could provide a credible starting point for assessing nuclear-powered commercial ship calls within a major European port ...