NUCLEAR POWERED OCEAN CARRIERS - ENGINEERING STATUS AND ECONOMICS

Discusses the different nuclear systems currently available and will describe the nuclear system selected by the Maritime Administration for development in the United States and status of the MARAD program. The major problem areas confronting commercial nuclear marine application will be presented together with an economic analysis of comparable fossil and nuclear powered super ocean carriers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Super Ocean Carrier Conference, Proceedings, New York, New York, January 16-18, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Super Ocean Carrier Conference Organization

  Berth 84, P.O. Box 269
  San Pedro, CA  United States  90733
• Authors:
  • Dickinson, R W
  • Geyer, G
• Conference:
  • Super Ocean Carrier Conference, Proceedings, New York, New York, January 16-18, 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 92-112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Nuclear power; Nuclear powered ships; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Competitive propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084875
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1975 12:00AM