Plans for large-scale expansion of Northern Sea Route trade means that the number of icebreakers required will increase from 10 or 11 to between 15 and 17, according to Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev.

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time to Pluto to about four years, the UK's Pulsar Fusion says.

UK-based classification society and professional advisory service Lloyd's Register announced it is to use generative AI to advance the application of nuclear technology in maritime in collaboration with Microsoft.

A new paper - jointly published by Core Power, NorthStandard and Lloyd's Register - highlights how the UK can leverage its world-class expertise in nuclear technology and maritime innovation to lead the global shift toward nuclear-powered shipping.

South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has unveiled a nuclear-powered container ship model utilising small modular reactor technology.

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom scientists, who say it could slash travel time to Mars to one or two months.

Rosatom has reported nearly 37.8 million tonnes of cargo traffic on the Northern Sea Route in 2024, breaking the previous high by 1.6 million tonnes. 

The initial phase of Norway's NuProShip initiative - which is evaluating Generation IV small modular reactor technologies for their viability in commercial shipping applications - has concluded, with three SMR technologies being selected for further evaluation in the next phase.

The ceremonial launch of the 173-metre long Chukotka nuclear-powered icebreaker has taken place at the Baltic Shipyard. The first three of Russia's Project 22220 vessels are already operating on the Northern Sea Route.