Signs of the Apocalypse...nuclear-powered oil tankers

The latest folly in a world already gone mad is the prospect of nuclear-powered oil tankers. The technology is under serious review as tankers seek to comply with emissions laws. But the prospect of an oceanic environmental double-catastrophe never appears to enter the discussion among the profiteers who bear the same mentality as those who want to plunder the now melting Arctic. In 2009, a nuclear-powered ice-breaker collided with an oil tanker (pictured). The tanker got a 9.5 meter long crack on the main deck from the impact but was fortunately only carrying ballast at the time.