[PDF] Navy Nuclear Powered Surface Ships eBook

Author : Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 13,99 MB
Release : 2010-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437925170

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Contents: (1) Intro. and Issue for Congress; (2) Background: Nuclear and Conventional Power for Ships; Nuclear Power for a Surface Combatant; Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; Current Navy Nuclear-Powered Ships; CG(X) Cruiser Program; Reactor Plant for a Nuclear-Powered CG(X); Construction Shipyards; Nuclear-Capable Shipyards; Surface Combatant Shipyards; 2006 Navy Alternative Propulsion Study; (3) Potential Issues for Congress: Cost; Development and Design Cost; Procurement Cost; Operational Effectiveness; Ship Construction; Shipyards; Nuclear-Propulsion Component Manufacturers; Environmental Impact; (4) Potential Options for Congress; (5) Legislative Activity for FY 2010. Charts and tables.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
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Page : 88 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Nuclear ships
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Reviews progress of nuclear propulsion research and application of technical developments to naval construction program.

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Page : 34 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 2009
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All of the Navy's aircraft carriers, but none of its other surface ships, are nuclear-powered. Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, starting with the CG(X), a planned new cruiser that the Navy had wanted to start procuring around FY2017. Section 1012 of the FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181 of January 28, 2008) makes it U.S. policy to construct the major combatant ships of the Navy, including ships like the CG(X), with integrated nuclear power systems, unless the Secretary of Defense submits a notification to Congress that the inclusion of an integrated nuclear power system in a given class of ship is not in the national interest. The Navy studied nuclear power as a design option for the CG(X), but did not announce whether it would prefer to build the CG(X) as a nuclear-powered ship. The Navy's FY2011 budget proposes canceling the CG(X) program and instead building an improved version of the conventionally powered Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class Aegis destroyer. The cancellation of the CG(X) program would appear to leave no near-term shipbuilding program opportunities for expanding the application of nuclear power to Navy surface ships other than aircraft carriers.

Author : Congressional Research Service: The Libr
Publisher : BiblioGov
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 19,68 MB
Release : 2013-10
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ISBN : 9781293020982

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Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, especially the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser. The Navy wants to procure the first CG(X) in FY2011, and is currently studying design options for the ship, including the use of nuclear power. A 2006 Navy study concluded the following, among other things: ! In constant FY2007 dollars, building a Navy surface combatant or amphibious ship with nuclear power rather than conventional power would add roughly $600 million to $800 million to its procurement cost. ! The total life-cycle cost of a medium-size nuclear-powered surface combatant would equal that of a conventionally powered mediumsize surface combatant if the cost of crude oil averages $70 per barrel to $225 per barrel over the life of the ship. ! Nuclear-power should be considered for near-term applications for medium-size surface combatants. ! Compared to conventionally powered ships, nuclear-powered ships have advantages in terms of both time needed to surge to a distant theater of operation for a contingency, and in terms of operational presence (time on station) in the theater of operation. In assessing whether the ...

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 27,96 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Nuclear warships
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This report addresses the issues surrounding the controversy over nuclear versus conventional power in major strike force surface combatant ships. The report discusses various cost and effectiveness factors involved and identifies the key issues for congressional attention.

Author : Raul Cabitta
Publisher : Nova Novinka
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,42 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Gerald R. Ford Class (Aircraft carriers)
ISBN : 9781614707905

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The U.S. Navy plans to build a number of new surface ships in the coming decades according to its most recent 30-year shipbuilding plan. All of the Navy's aircraft carriers are powered by nuclear reactors; its other surface combatants are powered by engines that use conventional petroleum-based fuels. The Navy could save money on fuel in the future by purchasing additional nuclear-powered ships rather than conventionally powered ships. Those savings in fuel costs, however, would be offset by the additional up-front costs required for the procurement of nuclear-powered ships. This book examines the cost-effectiveness of nuclear power for navy surface ships and the issues and options for Congress.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
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Page : 528 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Nuclear ships
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Reviews budget planning and military justification for nuclear powered naval ships and DOD objections to Navy development and construction plans for nuclear powered surface ships. Also reviews nuclear submarine propulsion and electrical generating equipment procurement problems due to expanding commercial markets. Classified material has been deleted. A chronological summary concerning nuclear propulsion for surface warships is contained on p. 177-244. Appendixes are contained on p. 245-497.

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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 2009
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Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, especially the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser. The Navy wants to procure the first CG(X) in FY2011, and is currently studying design options for the ship, including the use of nuclear power.