ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A NUCLEAR MERCHANT FLEET

The paper gives a summary of an "Environmental Impact Statement" prepared for the use of the United States Maritime Administration. The work focuses on a reference design for a 600,000 dwt ULCC, powered by the consolidated nuclear steam generator (CNSG). Both nuclear and oil spill hazards are considered.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the International Conference on Nuclear Merchant Ship Propulsion in New York, May 18-22, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Int'l Conf on Nuclear Merchant Ship Propulsion

  New York, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Englehart, R W
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazards; Nuclear powered ships; Nuclear radiation; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Pollution; Risk assessment; Surveys; Tankers; Water pollution
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear hazard evaluation; Oil spill control; Water pollution (Nuclear)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163420
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No. 17
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM