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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by jlawson on Monday November 04, 2019 @07:52PM (#21448521)
Is there any technological reason we couldn't use nuclear-powered container ships? They're the same general scale as nuclear aircraft carriers.

Trains can also be electric and powered by a third-rail type system. Trucks and drones can be electric.

Obviously there are political barriers but if it really came down to this or the end of sea shipping I suspect those barriers could be overcome.

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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by greglindahl on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:12AM (#21449814)
Nuclear reactors on ships require bomb-grade uranium fuel and an elite crew of masters-degreed engineers to run them.
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