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The French used the same nuclear reactors in their aircraft carrier as is used in their (many) nuclear submarines, and have had many problems with the system. M
by nickff 10y ago
The French used the same nuclear reactors in their aircraft carrier as is used in their (many) nuclear submarines, and have had many problems with the system. Making a CVN is not easy.
- gaius 10y agoThey used 2 submarine reactors and the ship was underpowered. They could easily have used 3 or even 4. The original CVN USS Enterprise had 8 reactors.