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Why Navy ? Does it have to be in the sea ? If on land then Westinghouse or Duke could build it just as well if not better.

beastman82 5y ago
Because they're already doing it regularly
- natch 5y ago
  They don’t contract it out to Westinghouse or other similar companies?
  - protomyth 5y ago
    Its actually really complicated on the supplier end. There is a lot of joint stuff with contractors and the DOE.
    - natch 5y ago
      Yeah I'm not sure why they think the Navy is doing it… I think the Navy is "just" the customer. Of course there's a lot involved in being the customer too.
      - protomyth 5y ago
        I don't think the Navy is "just" the customer in a normal DOD contracting sense. It looks like more joint research and DOE involvement. Plus, mix it multiple contractors and locations and you have a very complicated chain.
        natch 5y ago
        Yep that's why I put "just" in quotes above.
agloeregrets 5y ago
I think the premise is that the US Navy is quite good at building nuclear power plants as multiple reactors power each and every submarine and Aircraft carrier we have. By the numbers the Navy has more nuclear powered ships than the US has nuclear power plants. There's also precedent for smaller scale plants that are lower maintenance and less dangerous.
- giantg2 5y ago
  I wouldn't necessarily say they are less dangerous. The designs can be very different and might even require more maintenance and safely procedures than the land based ones. Also, the Navy isn't the the one actually building it. The contracting companies do that. Many of the people who run the systems in the Navy leave and become contractors/consultants for the higher pay.
- protomyth 5y ago
  the US Navy is quite good at building nuclear power plants They are also really good at the operational aspects.
newsclues 5y ago
Because of this guy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover

beastman82 5y ago

Because they're already doing it regularly

natch 5y ago
They don’t contract it out to Westinghouse or other similar companies?
- protomyth 5y ago
  Its actually really complicated on the supplier end. There is a lot of joint stuff with contractors and the DOE.
  - natch 5y ago
    Yeah I'm not sure why they think the Navy is doing it… I think the Navy is "just" the customer. Of course there's a lot involved in being the customer too.
    - protomyth 5y ago
      I don't think the Navy is "just" the customer in a normal DOD contracting sense. It looks like more joint research and DOE involvement. Plus, mix it multiple contractors and locations and you have a very complicated chain.
      - natch 5y ago
        Yep that's why I put "just" in quotes above.

agloeregrets 5y ago

I think the premise is that the US Navy is quite good at building nuclear power plants as multiple reactors power each and every submarine and Aircraft carrier we have. By the numbers the Navy has more nuclear powered ships than the US has nuclear power plants. There's also precedent for smaller scale plants that are lower maintenance and less dangerous.

giantg2 5y ago
I wouldn't necessarily say they are less dangerous. The designs can be very different and might even require more maintenance and safely procedures than the land based ones. Also, the Navy isn't the the one actually building it. The contracting companies do that. Many of the people who run the systems in the Navy leave and become contractors/consultants for the higher pay.
protomyth 5y ago
the US Navy is quite good at building nuclear power plants They are also really good at the operational aspects.

newsclues 5y ago

Because of this guy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover