ANTICIPATED CORE LIFE - A MERCHANT SHIP REACTOR

The optimum core life for minimum operating cost is discussed in terms of the following four factors: 1) Intervals between each ship inspection and survey including reactor inspection, 2) Availability of refuelling and related equipment, 3) Capacity factor of reactor determined by ship service plan and, 4) Technical restriction influences by core design parameters such as core power density and reactivity control. Results from four studies are summarized.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Conference held in New York, May 18-22, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Int'l Conf on Nuclear Merchant Ship Propulsion

  New York, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Tsuda, T
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Nuclear power; Nuclear powered ships; Nuclear reactor cores; Refueling
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163468
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No. 11
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM