Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] May I ask for expert opinions?

["F. Marc de Piolenc" <piolenc@archivale.com>]

vbra676539@aol.com wrote:
> I know several guys who worked on the NR-1 over the years at Electric
> Boat. Keep in mind, she is 130 feet long and the reactor/steam
> generator/turbine package is about ALL she can carry. The crew quarters
> are about what you'd find in your average Winnebago. And, of course, the
> paperwork required to operate the thing ended up weighing about the same
> as the submarine.

I don't doubt that. Still, it is amazing that they were able to shoehorn
a conventional two-loop, light-water reactor and its auxiliaries into
such a small package. Now imagine a reactor running on highly-enriched
fuel, with a much smaller core size. Perhaps gas cooled, so only one
coolant loop is needed. And shield weight and volume drops rapidly with
shrinking core size.

Marc



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