This report contains a review of the information available on nuclear powered ships, built for civilian purposes. In the introduction a short discussion is given of the reasons for the limited use of nuclear ships for these purposes. In the second section a brief review is presented of data for the three experimental/merchant ships build by the United States, Germany and Japan, i.e. NS Savannah, NS Otto Hahn and NS Mutsu. In the third section the Soviet/Russian icebreaker NS Lenin is considered. Its design, operational experience and the introduction of a new nuclear propulsion plant is reviewed. In the fourth section the newer Soviet/Russian icebreakers with nuclear propulsion are considered. Finally design of the Soviet/Russian icebreaker transport/container ship NS Sevmorput is reviewed in the fifth section. The future Russian plans for nuclear vessels for the arctic waters are briefly discussed. (au). (Atomindex citation 24:057342)
Civilian nuclear ships
1993
59 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine & Waterway Transportation , Marine Engineering , Reactor Engineering & Nuclear Power Plants , NS Lenin , NS Mutsu , NS Otto Hahn , NS Savannah , NS Sibir , Engineered Safety Systems , Arctic Regions , Biological Shields , Containment , Design , Federal Republic of Germany , Ice , Japan , Lenin Reactor , Mutsu Reactor , Operation , Otto Hahn Reactor , Reactor Components , Reactor Control Systems , Risk Assessment , Savannah Reactor , Sibir Reactor , USA , Foreign technology , EDB/210600
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