CONSOLIDATED NUCLEAR STEAM GENERATOR FOR MERCHANT SHIP APPLICATION, A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

A conceptual design for merchant ship application of a consolidated nuclear steam generator (a compact integral boiler reactor fully submerged within a flooded containment tank) is presented. The current conceptual design discussed is accompanied by consideration of the work remaining to be done and the alternative features that would be incorporated in a potential power plant as incentives for the further development of a nuclear powered merchant fleet. Specific sections are provided on: economic perspective; goal and reference designs; reference design description; ship and plant arrangement; economic analysis; research and development; alternate designs; and supporting studies. Appendices deal with specifications and dispersion of radioactivity into the ocean.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number BAW-1243.
• Corporate Authors:

  Babcock and Wilcox Company

  Atomic Energy Commission
  Lynchburg, VA  United States  24504
• Publication Date: 1962-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 345 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Nuclear powered ships; Nuclear reactors
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear reactor design
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026544
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: BAW-1243
• Contract Numbers: AT(30-1)-2468
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1973 12:00AM