Commercial shipping accounts for 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. As the sector sets climate goals and chases a carbon-free future, nuclear power - long used as a source for military vessels - presents an enticing solution. To date, however, there has been no clear, unified public document available to guide design safety for certain components of civilian nuclear ships. A new "Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook" by the MIT Maritime Consortium aims to change that and set the standard for safe maritime nuclear propulsion.

"This handbook is a critical tool in efforts to support the adoption of nuclear in the maritime industry," explains Themis Sapsis, the William I. Koch Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, director of the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering, and co-directo

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