NUCLEAR SHIP COLLISIONS. APPENDIX TO A SPECIAL REPORT

Material is presented on various aspects of serious ship collisions particularly as it applies to the potential hazards of fission product dispersion. A discussion of the principal hazards and the anticipated effects of a collision on the N.S. Savannah is offered. Numerous photographs and sketches of collision damage illustrate the text.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number M-3-NSC.
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Atomic Energy Commission

  Washington, DC  United States  20235
• Publication Date: 1959-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 66 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Nuclear powered ships; Radiation hazards; Radiation shielding; Water transportation crashes
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026166
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 1973 12:00AM