COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS OF NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL SHIPS

Some of the changes occasioned by the shift from conventional to nuclear power appear as differences in capital and operating costs. A considerable portion of the net cost difference is in fixed costs. The most significant of these fixed costs in a comparison between nuclear and conventional ships are, in order of their importance, amortization, wages, insurance, and fuel inventory. Variable fuel costs and potential cost reductions are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Part of the Proceedings of the 1958 Nuclear Merchant Ship Symposium, held in Washington, D.C., August 21, 1958.
• Corporate Authors:

  American-Standard

  Atomic Energy Division
  Mountain View, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Gordon, J J
• Publication Date: 1958-8-21

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Economics; Electric power plants; Nuclear power; Nuclear powered ships; Ship operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Power plant costs; Power plant economics
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Finance; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026130
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: TID-7563
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1973 12:00AM