N.S. Savannah which can carry crew of 110 and about 10,000 tons of dry cargo at cruising speed of 21 knots, can travel estimated 300, 000 nautical miles in 3.5 yr without refueling; reactor is same as in Nautilus and Skate; two hemispherical heads and center section of reactor containment vessel were fabricated separately with E-7016 low hydrogen electrodes.


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    Title :

    Welding helps launch first nuclear-powered merchant ship


    Additional title:

    Welding Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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