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Alupis on Jan 7, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Ar...

> Large nuclear military ships likely have some port restrictions anyway.

The restrictions are more to do with the size of the ship, not it's propulsion mechanism.

Routinely, US Submarines and Aircraft Carriers (all powered by nuclear reactors) sail into normal civilian ports around the world for various reasons.

mnw21cam on Jan 8, 2021 [–]

New Zealand is one country that refuses to allow nuclear-powered anything near.

Alupis on Jan 8, 2021 | [–]

Seems this is no longer true[1].

[1] https://news.usni.org/2016/09/27/n-z-chief-navy-u-s-nuclear-...

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