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Considerations of Safety in Nuclear Merchant Ships


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1 Joint Atomic Energy Commission, Maritime Administration, Nuclear Merchant Ship Transport, United States
2 Office of Maritime Reactors, Division of Reactor Development, Atomic Energy Commission, United States
     

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Three major design differences exist between marine nuclear plants and their land based cousins:the first dictated by safety requirements, the second by weight consideration and a third caused by ship pitch and roll effects.
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Richard P. Godwin
Joint Atomic Energy Commission, Maritime Administration, Nuclear Merchant Ship Transport, United States
K. William Hess
Office of Maritime Reactors, Division of Reactor Development, Atomic Energy Commission, United States

Abstract


Three major design differences exist between marine nuclear plants and their land based cousins:the first dictated by safety requirements, the second by weight consideration and a third caused by ship pitch and roll effects.