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Samsung Heavy gets OK for nuclear-powered LNG carrier

By LNG Prime Staff
Samsung Heavy gets OK for nuclear-powered LNG carrier
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South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received an approval in principle for its molten salt reactor-powered 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier equipped with a small modular reactor.

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