Ocean Atomics
Ocean Atomics designs, licenses, and assembles standardized nuclear electric power plants for maritime applications, installing them on vessels built to its nuclear-ready standards. The company leverages compact, water-cooled reactor technology for proven reliability and speed to market, and plans a nuclear lifecycle dockyard for end-to-end sustainment. It also develops licensed operators to enable energy-intensive applications at sea.
- Energy
- Clean Technology
- Hardware
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Large-scale maritime operations—including commercial shipping, offshore energy production, and remote industrial activities—are constrained by existing power sources that are either carbon-intensive, limited in endurance, or dependent on frequent refueling and fragile supply chains. Nuclear power offers dense, emission-free energy but has historically been locked into large, custom land-based projects that are ill-suited to the dynamic, space-constrained environment of the open ocean.
Solution
Ocean Atomics is designing, licensing, and assembling a standardized nuclear electric power plant along with the necessary support systems for maritime use. The company will install these plants on any vessel built to its nuclear-ready standards. Its compact, water-cooled reactor design—chosen for proven reliability and speed to market—enables high-density energy generation for a wide range of sea-based applications. Ocean Atomics also operates a planned nuclear lifecycle dockyard to provide sustainment services over the plant's operational life, and it helps develop licensed operators so customer crews can safely manage the power system. This end-to-end approach covers design, installation, operation, and maintenance, making nuclear energy accessible for the emerging maritime economy.
Target Audience
Primary customers are maritime and offshore energy companies—including commercial shippers, offshore platform operators, and developers of ocean-based industrial processes—that need high-density, low-carbon power for energy-intensive applications at sea.
Features
- Standardized modular nuclear electric power plant designed for straightforward replication across multiple vessels
- Water-cooled reactor technology selected for its compact footprint and established safety and performance record
- Vessels can be built to nuclear-ready standards, allowing flexible integration of the power system
- Planned nuclear lifecycle dockyard for refueling, maintenance, and decommissioning support
- Operator licensing and training programs to build a qualified maritime nuclear workforce