S1W reactor - Wikipedia
The S1W reactor was the first prototype naval reactor used by the United States Navy to prove that the technology could be used for electricity generation and propulsion on submarines. The …
Submarine Thermal Reactor Mark I or S1W - GlobalSecurity.org
Military. S1W / S2W (Submarine Thermal Reactor Mark STR) In 1948, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) contracted with Westinghouse Electric to design, build, operate, and test a …
Nuclear submarine - Wikipedia
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed. Nuclear submarines have considerable performance advantages over "conventional" …
S1W (Nautilus Prototype) - NR-HA.org
The Submarine Thermal Reactor Mark I (STR Mk1) project (later re-designated as S1W) was the first prototype naval reactor used to prove that the technology could be used for electricity …
They Harnessed the ATOM - the first Navy prototype nuclear plant
2014年10月10日 · This past week, a remarkable article was printed in The Atlantic, which gave a full first-person account of the initial trial run of the STR Mark I nuclear prototype plant-the …
What It Felt Like to Test the First Submarine Nuclear Reactor
2014年10月8日 · That reactor—and their simulation—would then essentially be replicated inside the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine. The Nautilus turned 60 last …
52 Reactors - Idaho National Laboratory
6 天之前 · Submarine Thermal Reactor (1953-1989) The S1W was installed inside two submarine hull sections matching the size and specifications of the USS Nautilus.
"Underway on Nuclear Power": The Development of the Nautilus
In 1960, the twin reactor submarine Triton steamed submerged around the world. Thus, nuclear propulsion, first demonstrated by the Nautilus’ plant, technically has made possible unlimited …
Nuclear power plants for ship propulsion - IEEE Xplore
Two prototype submarine atomic power plants are being developed: the Submarine Thermal Reactor and the Submarine Intermediate Reactor. Their fundamentals are di
NRL History - Phil Abelson The Atomic Age
2011年5月31日 · Submarine Thermal Reactor. The submarine thermal reactor was the prototype power plant for the nation's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus — Idaho National …