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by helsinkiandrew 1868 days ago
Apart from (Soviet) ice breakers Nuclear powered merchant ships haven't had a successful history. I guess politically most states don't want nuclear technology to spread or let nuclear material into the wrong hands - by their nature cargo ships travel and would be an easy target for hijacking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_marine_propulsion#Civi...