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News and Discussions => Nuke News => Topic started by: Marlin on Mar 14, 2018, 01:23
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The US Navy Should Start Weaning its Reactors off Bomb-Grade Uranium
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/03/its-time-wean-us-navy-reactors-bomb-grade-uranium/146648/
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Wow . . . I wonder what the author would consider to be an optimal refueling cycle for a Navy warship. Nowhere in the article does the author mention the strategic reasons for the high-enrichment cores and the advantages they offer. I wonder if the road techs could get involved in the refueling cycles for the Navy - all them ships every two years?
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Wow . . . I wonder what the author would consider to be an optimal refueling cycle for a Navy warship. Nowhere in the article does the author mention the strategic reasons for the high-enrichment cores and the advantages they offer. I wonder if the road techs could get involved in the refueling cycles for the Navy - all them ships every two years?
I don't think this has any wheels. The new Columbia class of missile boats will not need a refueling for the life of the submarine. This allows making mission commitments with fewer subs due to much shorter maintenance periods in the shipyards. I believe the fourth and fifth block of Virginia class of fast attack submarines will also be life of the boat, greater than 30 years.
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I believe the fourth and fifth block of Virginia class of fast attack submarines will also be life of the boat, greater than 30 years.
Well maybe >30 years I heard or read of new captains being told to "Drive it like you stole it". EFPH like MPG YMMV. 8)
Boomers probably. Fast attacks maybe not so much.
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