[PDF] The Cost Effectiveness Of Nuclear Power For Navy Surface Ships eBook

Author : Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 23,76 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 : Raul Cabitta
Publisher : Nova Novinka
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,50 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 : U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher : BiblioGov
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 2013-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781289071219

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There has been a continuing debate over the relative merits of conventional and nuclear power for U.S. warships. Most military experts agree that submarines and large aircraft carriers should have nuclear propulsion. Presently the controversy centers over the desirability of nuclear power for cruisers, frigates, and destroyers that accompany the carriers. Nuclear ships are more capable but cost more, and their relative cost-effectiveness cannot be measured because Navy analysts cannot quantify many benefits of nuclear power. In addition, available data on construction and operating costs do not lend themselves to precise comparisons. The Department of Defense estimates that construction of only nuclear-powered ships could result in about 25 to 35 fewer cruisers, frigates, or destroyers than if the same amount of money were to be spent on comparable conventionally powered ships. The advantages of nuclear-powered ships appear to be highly dependent on the perceived nature of future conflicts.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Nuclear warships
ISBN :

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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 : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher :
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Nuclear ships
ISBN :

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Reviews progress of nuclear propulsion research and application of technical developments to naval construction program.