Information about study based on refrigerated container ship for United Kingdom/New Zealand trade route via Panama Canal, with reference to report of I.A.B. Gaunt and G.R.Wilkinson of Vickers; comparison is noted for conventional oil-fired steam turbine vessel and nuclear ship, constant parameters for both ships being speed of 24 knots, 40,000 shp, and displacement 40,000 tons; nuclear ship, for which pressurized water type reactor (burnable poison water reactor) was chosen, is then discussed; it is noted studies were made in conjunction with United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, and that machinery has been designed and will be built. (10893)
Vickers proposes nuclear-powered container ship
Engineer
Engineer ; 226 , n 5889
1968
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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