Nuclear propulsion

Mircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Development of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, July 23, 1959. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1959. 

U.S. Navy latinchs the first titiclcar-pow-ered submarine, U.S.S. Nautilus, the first use of nuclear propulsion. It could cruise 62,500 miles before refueling. 

Oxide For Nuclear Propulsion Application , UCRL-7428, Contract No W-7405-eng-48 (1963) 31) R.W. Heinemann B,J. Zlotucha, The Feasibility of Applying The Gravel Concept... 

Received September 25, 1968. Work sponsored by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office under Contract AT-(49-5)2505 (5). 

In nuclear propulsion, any thermodynamic device, such as a radiator or condenser, that is designed to absorb the excess heat energy of the working fluid. Also called heat dump. 

ANPD/GE Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Department, General Electric... 

Nuclear propulsion fuels can be divided into two large families ... 

The zircaloy series of alloys was developed by the U.S. Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program for service in the core of water-cooled nuclear reactors [R3]. Compared with pure zirconium, these alloys have greater strength and better resistance to corrosion by water or steam. Zircaloy-4 was developed later than zircaloy-2 and became the preferred material, because the nickel in zircaloy-2 promoted the absorption of hydrogen, leading to reduction in ductility. 

EDESKUTY, F.J., Nuclear Propulsion, in VANCE, R. W. (Ed.), Cryogenic Technology, John Wiley Sons Inc., New York (1963). 

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) manages approximately 1.9 billion cubic meters of radionuclide contaminated environmental media and 4.1 million cubic meters of stored, contaminated waste at 150 different sites located in 30 different states (i, 2). This environmental legacy is a result of the massive industrial complex responsible for defense related and non-defense related research, development and testing of nuclear weapons, nuclear propulsion systems and commercial nuclear power systems. Cleaning up the environmental legacy is expected to cost several hundred billion dollars over the next 5 to 7 decades. To reduce costs and speed remediation efforts the DOE has invested in waste treatment and environmental remediation research. 

Fig. 8.45 A proposed dual mode nuclear propulsion system.

Exeeutive Order 12344 (February 3, 1982), Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program , 47 Federal Register 4979. 

The first nuclear icebreaker "Lenin" - was laid in 1956 and commissioned in 1959 as a pilot commercial vessel registered to the Murmansk shipping company. Experience of its first sailing seasons (1959-1964) had shown significant advantages of icebreakers with nuclear propulsion plant in the Arctic, particularly their practically unrestricted sea endurance and ice breaking capability. [1]. 

Up to the date, three degeneration of nuclear propulsion plants have been created and gone throi compreherisive verification by long-term e7q>loitation imder severe operating conditions (Table 1). 

The KLT-40C NSSS created with reliance upon the proven technology of nuclear propulsion plants of icebreak type, involving also utilization of idiip-building technologies, is a reliable and safe plant capable of minimizing environmental impacts compared to altemafive fos -fired power plants. NPP with such NSSS can be situated in close vicinity of settlements. 

It has been learned that to cope with energy requirement in the remote islands and less developed regions of Indonesia small or very small nuclear reactors producing electricity and/or process heat could be appropriately applied. The barge mounted gas-turbine power plants, constructed in Surabaya shipyard, have been operating so far to provide temporary power for Balikpapan city. By size requirement, a nuclear propulsion reactor is the most attractive example so far envisioned. A modest quantity of technology information on floating small NPPs have been obtained and learnt. 

The application of civilian version of nuclear propulsion reactors in Indonesia looks realistic for the coming intermediate terms although some uncertain points shall be clarified. Indonesia supports this forum as one of the appropriate IAEA efforts on promoting propulsion nuclear reactors for civilian application, and expects from it positive international consensus on various points discussed above. Possible studies or R D works that this country could participate in are anticipated. 

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