Small modular reactors for ships

Would small modular nuclear turbine reactors be a good solution for a ship or power plant?

Possibly. The answer considers shipboard use plausible, subject to insurance, infrastructure, public acceptance, and integration with the rest of the propulsion plant.

Small modular reactors could fit ships, although the answer leaves their practical adoption uncertain. The question describes units producing 18.5 megawatts in roughly three containers, without identifying a design that the panel evaluates in detail. Insurance, supporting infrastructure, and public responses to nuclear power would still affect adoption. A proposed combined nuclear and gas arrangement, called CONAG here, would use nuclear power for the ship's base load and gas turbines when demand rises.