China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping
A Chinese shipbuilder has unveiled a blueprint for a massive, nuclear-powered floating island that will serve as a container transfer terminal and a charging station for vessels. The floating terminal will be powered by advanced molten salt reactors that use liquefied salt as both a fuel and coolant. These reactors can store vast amounts of thermal energy and cool without the need for water. Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation,
Powered by molten salt reactors, the complex will function as a container terminal and zero-carbon platform
The floating terminal will be powered by advanced molten salt reactors that use liquefied salt as both a fuel and coolant. These reactors can store vast amounts of thermal energy and cool without the need for water.
The company announced its green marine transport hub concept – integrating shipping, port, energy production and transshipment – at the influential Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition in Greece on Tuesday and shared details on social media.
According to a slide show uploaded by Jiangnan Shipyard, the floating island complex will feature a nuclear-power and green-fuel production platform, dubbed the “zero-carbon heart of the hub”.
It will house a molten salt reactor, solar panels, a wind turbine, a hydrogen production and green-fuel synthesis module and an electricity supply module.
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