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MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Maritime classification and certification organization the American Bureau of Shipping has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system, as developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maritime Consortium. This is the first AIP to be granted to a technology developed through the consortium, which includes founding members MIT, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Capital Maritime Group.
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Captain Benjamin F. Goehring commissioned into the United States Marine Corps in 2019 after graduating from the United States Military Academy, West Point, with a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering. He is currently assigned to the Future Technologies section of Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) in Quantico, VA. Beyond his duties with MCSC, Captain Goehring supports the Shore Nuclear Technologies program under the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment (ASN EIE) and the nuclear technologies portfolio within the Office of Undersecretary of Defense Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OUSD OECIF). Prior to his current assignment, Captain Goehring served as a communications officer at the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, MCAS Cherry Point.
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