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Very true. Important to note that the 8 plants also allowed for testing different combinations of pumps, steam generators, and other plant equiptment. Rickover
by xjwm 10y ago
Very true. Important to note that the 8 plants also allowed for testing different combinations of pumps, steam generators, and other plant equiptment. Rickover got a testbed for future plants integrated into an operating carrier.
- sandworm101 10y agoAnd carriers need a throttled power supply based on operations (steam to move, steam for catapults etc). Reactors don't like being throttled. So having eight probably meant they could keep more of them running at full, turning them off when not needed rather than try to run them at reduced power.