Is a "nuker" science build possible/viable?

After having played my Aux2Bat Cruiser Beamboat for most of my time spent on STO, I decided it was time to try something completely different in playstyle to have something to do in game besides sit around and doff/chat. And what would be more different than a build where the majority of your damage comes from abilities rather than your weapons? I have almost no experience with high level science abilities though, so I have no idea if they scale enough to be a primary source of damage rather than a supplementary one with crowd control. Thus, I have come here in the hopes that someone will be able to tell me that this is either a workable concept, or one doomed for failure. If it's not viable, I'll probably do a Torpboat instead (cannons seem too similar to beams, just forward facing instead of side facing)