UNDERSEA NUCLEAR POWER - A STATUS REPORT

Abstract

Since the publication in 1964 of Techniques for Underwater Nuclear Power (NCEL TN-545), considerable research and development has been done which has changed the picture regarding the feasibility of using isolated reactors on the ocean bottom. This study considers in some detail the work on fouling, corrosion, and heat transfer accomplished by the C. F. Braun Company, Alhambra, California, under contract NBy-32274 (AD-626 185). Also considered are additional problems which might be encountered in using radioisotope decay heat in large (multi-kilowatt) generators or fuel cells in the deep ocean environment. A cursory up-dating of the known arts related in the earlier study is made, especially in referencing material which has recently become available. Possible areas for further investigation are delineated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636920

Entities

People

  • E. J. Beck

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Contracts
  • Deep Water
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Fuel Cells
  • Gases
  • Heat Transfer
  • Monitoring
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Ocean Environments
  • Oceans
  • Physical Properties
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Seabed
  • Surface Temperature

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  • Biotechnology