VICKERS NUCLEAR POWERED CONTAINER SHIP

Recent developments in increasing use of containers for transporting dry cargo has brought about new type of ship; principle of containerization and some of advantages in application of nuclear power to container ship; proposal is described together with nuclear reactor and propulsion plant; it can be shown that for container ship, nuclear power begins to become competitive at about 40,000 shp, which by todays standard is high; extensive experience of pressurized water reactors both on land and sea has shown this reactor type to be highly reliable.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Nuclear Engineers

  147 Victoria Station
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gaunt, IAB
  • Wilkinson, G R
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21-28
• Serial:
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Publisher: Institution of Nuclear Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerships; Nuclear powered ships; Propulsion; Ships
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00002259
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1973 12:00AM