Eli5 why there are no nuclear powered cargoships

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I Heard that the 10 largest cargoships produce that Same amount of pollution then all cars combined.

Why are there no nuclear powered cargo ships?

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There was one built by the US in the 60s as a proof of concept. It actually worked perfectly but the economics never worked out.

I predict that we will see it sometime in the near future with the type of giant ships that are being built but who knows when.

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