The UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued new guidance aimed at offering the maritime industry its “first” roadmap for nuclear-powered shipping.

Dubbed the “Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime” , the document reportedly offers a pathway for the “safe and responsible” use of nuclear technology—an emerging but increasingly attractive solution for net-zero targets—in commercial shipping and offshore industries, with an additional emphasis on the regulatory and economic challenges within this landscape.