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One of the keys to the US Navy's success is standardization of reactor design, components and training. A sailor can go from one sub to the next and find the re
by gwbennett 6y ago
One of the keys to the US Navy's success is standardization of reactor design, components and training. A sailor can go from one sub to the next and find the reactor plant nearly identical in operation and design as the other within the same class of ship.
Nearly every commercial plant is different in design and components. Imagine if every company you worked for designed, built their own operating system and computers.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoYes, exactly. Have the Navy design, deploy, and operate reactors for that very reason. They've already done it, instead of startups attempting to start from zero. Even if you don't generate a profit, or operate at a reasonable loss, you're projecting soft power a la China's Belt and Road while providing humanitarian and environmental benefits. You might even deploy them as marine vessels in ports [1], so that in the event of a (hopefully rare!) catastrophic failure, flooding the reactor with water is trivial. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_floating_nuclear_power_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_floating_nuclear_power...
- jhayward 6y agoTell us how much, on a per-KWh, the design, build, and operational costs of a Navy reactor are please.