The landmark journey from Ningbo to Felixstowe took half the time of traditional routes and came as China and Russia agreed an action plan to further develop transport through Arctic waters, where nuclear-powered icebreakers play a key role.
 

Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla and global engineering company ABB have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the deployment of such reactors for the maritime market.
 

As nuclear technologies diversify - such as small modular reactors, floating reactors, new fuels and markets - regulation must evolve to enable innovation, a panel at World Nuclear Symposium agreed.
 

Samsung Heavy Industries has obtained Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping and the Liberian Registry for a 174,000-cubic-metre liquefied natural gas carrier powered by a small modular molten salt reactor.
 

Dutch offshore construction engineering contractor Allseas has launched a five-year plan to design, develop and deploy a small modular reactor tailored for integration into offshore vessels and for onshore use.

The manufacture of the first RITM-400 reactor unit has been completed for the Rossiya, which is scheduled to feature two of the reactors and become the world's most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker.

A full-scale model of innovative reactor developer Newcleo's TL-40 lead-cooled fast reactor for maritime applications is being displayed at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. Newcleo said the exhibit is aimed at "redefining the image of nuclear energy".

The first metal has been cut for the seventh nuclear-powered icebreaker in Russia's Project 22220 series. The Stalingrad is scheduled to be completed and delivered in December 2030.

Australian ship design group Seatransport and US-based Deployable Energy are collaborating with UK-based classification society and professional advisory service Lloyd's Register to develop nuclear power generation for different applications, including strategic response vessels in remote areas.