alt Hacker NewsWe already have electric oceanic ships. They’re called nuclear submarines.
Allseas is putting the reactors on their vessels as well iirc.
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foota • yesterday at 11:11 PM
While perhaps not practical for oceanic shipping as is, it's a fun exercise to demonstrate the energy density of nuclear power.
US nuclear submarines consume highly-enriched uranium, that's nearly as (and sometimes more) pure as the weapons-grade version. That doesn't mean oceanic reactors aren't possible, it just means that military subs are a bad example.