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  2. Nuclear marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor. The power plant heats water to produce steam for a turbine used to turn the ship's propeller through a gearbox or through an electric generator and motor.

  3. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Wikipedia

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    Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, operated by Westinghouse, developed the basic reactor plant design used in Nautilus after being given the assignment on 31 December 1947 to design a nuclear power plant for a submarine. [14] Nuclear power had a crucial advantage in submarine propulsion because it is a zero-emission process that consumes no air ...

  4. Air-independent propulsion - Wikipedia

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    AIP can augment or replace the diesel-electric propulsion system of non-nuclear vessels. Modern non-nuclear submarines are potentially stealthier than nuclear submarines; although some modern submarine reactors are designed to rely on natural circulation, most naval nuclear reactors use pumps to constantly circulate the reactor coolant ...

  5. Nuclear submarine - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed.In the US classification, nuclear-powered submarines are designated as SSxN, where the SS denotes submarine, x=G means that the submarine is equipped with guided missiles (usually cruise missiles), x=B means that the submarine is equipped with ballistic missiles (usually intercontinental) and the ...

  6. Rolls-Royce PWR - Wikipedia

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    Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations at Derby was the centre for design and manufacture of the UK's submarine reactors, and remains so today. The Ministry of Defence's Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment (NRTE), at Dounreay, tested each reactor core design prior to its installation in nuclear submarines. Submarines. Prototype

  7. The USS Idaho submarine christening is scheduled for ... - AOL

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    It’s safe to say that Idaho is the birthplace of today’s modern nuclear submarine fleet. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  8. United States Navy Nuclear Propulsion - Wikipedia

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    The United States Navy Nuclear Propulsion community consists of Naval Officers and Enlisted members who are specially trained to run and maintain the nuclear reactors that power the submarines and aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Operating more than 80 nuclear-powered ships, the United States Navy is currently the largest naval ...

  9. USS Seawolf (SSN-575) - Wikipedia

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    Seawolf was the same basic "double hull" twin-screw submarine design as her predecessor USS Nautilus (SSN-571), but her propulsion system was more technologically advanced. The Submarine Intermediate Reactor (SIR) nuclear plant was designed by General Electric's Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and prototyped in West Milton, New York.