The Nuclear Energy Maritime Organisation (NEMO), set up in March with its headquarters in London, has announced two new members. NEMO is working with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish global standards and regulations for the deployment, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power in the maritime environment and promote commercialisation of nuclear power at sea.
NEMO’s inaugural annual member meeting took place in September. It included the first meetings of working groups focused on maritime regulations and nuclear safety standards. A third working group will concentrate on maritime nuclear liability and insurance.
The new members are Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as well as US start-up Applied Maritime Sciences (AMS), bringing NEMO’s membership to 25 in addition to three associate members.
IRS is an international ship classification society providing ship classification and certification as well as technical inspection services. IRS is a member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). It covers a wide range of shipping, offshore and industrial projects.
AMS is a new American company that is seeking to develop advanced nuclear solutions including an array of maritime platforms and new markets for marinised advanced reactor systems. Its website simply says it “accelerates the development and fielding of high-impact deep tech with a maritime nexus” but provides no other information.
NEMO’s other members include American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyds Register, BWXT Advanced Technologies, DNV, JEIL Partners, North Standard, Pillsbury, Westinghouse Electric Company, Bureau Veritas, Global Nuclear Security Partners, Jensen Hughes, Nuclear Risk Insurers, RINA, Assurance Reliability Compliance, Burges Salmon, HD KSOE, Korean Register, OEGS Technology, TerraPower, Azolla, Core Power (UK), Onomichi Dockyard, VARD Group AS.
