NUCLEAR PROTOTYPE POWER PLANT INSTALLATION IN MERCHANT SHIPS. PHASE 2 REPORT

In Phase 1 of this study of techniques for installing prototype nuclear power plants in merchant ships, it was concluded that a test vehicle should be constructed, tested at a remote site, and then integrated into the ship's hull. This report develops the design, cost, and production schedule of the test vehicle and adapts the reference nuclear prototype power plant to the vehicle. Consideration is also given to refining the method of transporting the vehicle between shipyard and test site, delineating the test program and test site requirements, and further refining hazards analysis. Analyses of collision protection and launching are included in two appendices.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number FICO-112-2.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ford Instrument Company

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  Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

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• Publication Date: 1959-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 109 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Electric power plants; Equipment tests; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear reactor testing; Power plant costs; Power plant design
• Subject Areas: Finance; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00027617
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Contract Numbers: MA-1893
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 9 1973 12:00AM