Why is nuclear-powered the standard for submarines, when not for ferry, small ships and vessels ?
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Nuclear power is also used on icebreakers.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_icebreaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_icebreaker)
For ships that need to go to ports in different countries, there is to much political hassle with nuclear propulsion and armed security that nuclear powered ships need.
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