Nuclear power isn't going to happen for merchant vessels (outside some very limited cases like Russia's state owned icebreakers). Unlike superpower navies, shipping lines can't afford to train and pay nuclear engineers plus the necessary armed security personnel. Many countries refuse to allow commercial nuclear vessels to enter their ports due to fears over terrorist attacks, or environmental catastrophe from an accidental sinking.
Unlike superpower navies, shipping lines can't afford to train and pay nuclear engineers plus the necessary armed security personnel.
Yeah, people are probably better off not knowing how insanely cheap shipping lines are. Shipping is one of those parts of the economy and trade that is simultaneously advanced and very old fashioned (in the rickety sense) at the same time.