I am in school to become a merchant mariner (nav/deck side) and i can name 1 million reasons why this is a horrible idea
Secretary Sean Duffy
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Aug 28
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Aug 29, 2026 ยท 9:57 PM UTC

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I want to hear them. My first thought is getting crew trained for it. The last time civilian sailor to earned nuclear credential (I forgot what the fuck it was called) was in the 1970's And finding shipyards that won't be a BITCH about it. (Nuclear certified shipyards)
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Yeah exactly, heres all my thoughts
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Extremely curious
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My thoughts!
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What are the pros and cons
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Mostly cons but i included why they want the reactors in the first place and adding info on what might be better instead
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Those being?
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Youโ€™re gonna make me type em all out? ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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can you name some, i really want to know because this seems like a good idea to me
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Here ya go!
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"This idea has problems; therefore, we shouldn't even try it."
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@LeniterFortis
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nah Get rid of bunker fuel, the future is now.
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Yeah its called LNG and windwings not a fucking nuclear reactor lmao
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Back to Boiler Explosions it is then
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