44 - Captain Stephen Carmel: Powering the Next Maritime Revolution with Nuclear Energy

Captain Stephen Carmel joins Advanced Nuclear to explore how maritime nuclear technology could reshape commercial shipping, global trade, and U.S. strategic competitiveness. From lessons learned through the NS Savannah to small modular reactors, floating nuclear power, regulation, workforce development, port readiness, and AI, Carmel examines what it will take to build an entire ecosystem around nuclear-powered maritime operations, and why U.S. leadership now could help shape the standards and architecture of this emerging industry. Captain Stephen M. Carmel is Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and an experienced maritime executive and master mariner. A U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate, he has held senior leadership positions with U.S. Marine Management and Maersk Line Limited and has extensive experience in maritime operations, security, and global trade. www.ucanpower.org