TECHNIQUES FOR UNDERWATER NUCLEAR POWER

Abstract

This study considers known or suggested problems in locating, handling, placing, cooling, and maintaining an unattended nuclear power plant on the floor of the deep ocean. It does not discuss the problems of reactor design and construction except as its size, shape, and effects on the environment affect the general logistic situation. The report does not state categorically that the concept is feasible with present technology, and possible avenues of approach are suggested for those areas of known deficiency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1964
Accession Number
AD0453646

Entities

People

  • E. J. Beck
  • F. W. Brown Iii.
  • J. B. Crilly
  • K. J. Debord
  • P. A. Dantz

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Detection
  • Drops
  • Heat Transfer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Seabed
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design