First phase of joint United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and industry program has narrowed reactor choice to 2 designs -- Vulcain, mixed moderator, pressurized water reactor which is being jointly developed by UKAEA and Belgo-Nucleaire consortium, and Integral Boiling Reactor (IBR), which is UKAEA design suitable for indirect or direct cycle operation; both are packaged units, and would be lifted in and out of ship; types of ship envisaged are tanker up to 65,000 tons dw, dry or refrigerated cargo vessel, and 30,000-ton passenger liner; bulk of information given is on reactor design; diagrams show reactor design and probable location in ship. (See also Engineering v 195 n 5053 Feb 22 1963 p 274-5; Engineer v 215 n 5587 Feb 22 1963 p 336-40)
Planning Britain's first nuclear ship
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 101 , n 9
1963
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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