IMO - SDC 12-9-1 - Development of a work plan and the prioritization of revisions to the Code of Safety for Nuclear Merchant Ships. (United States)

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DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFETY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT THE REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Development of a work plan and the prioritization of revisions to the Code of Safety for Nuclear Merchant Ships – Submitted by United States

This document is submitted in response to paragraph 6.58 of document MSC 110/21, which instructed the SDC Sub-Committee to consider specific technologies under its ongoing work associated with the development of a safety regulatory framework to support the reduction of GHG emissions from ships using new technologies and alternative fuels. This document proposes the prioritization of revisions to the Code of Safety for Nuclear Merchant Ships (resolution A.491(XII)), recommends that a working group be established at SDC 12, and provides recommended terms of reference.

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