According to Mark Tilling, director of Project X at Lloyd’s Register, the concept of nuclear-powered commercial ships isn’t new. Significant experiments, including deploying the U.S. nuclear-powered ship Savannah, explored these ideas as early as the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
The Savannah, which was tested extensively during its sea trials, demonstrated the capability of nuclear energy to power a vessel safely and efficiently across significant distances – theoretically capable of circumnavigating the globe 14 times on a single fuel load.