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US Navy AFAIK considers using nuclear power on carriers to ignore the high energy requirements, and it's a net win for them as it reduces UNREP needs for aviati
by p_l 5y ago
US Navy AFAIK considers using nuclear power on carriers to ignore the high energy requirements, and it's a net win for them as it reduces UNREP needs for aviation fuel.
- jagger27 5y agoThe two reactors of a Gerald R. Ford super carrier can output more than a gigawatt of power together. Seems like plenty to me.
- spockz 5y agoWhat is the effect on the nu nuclear fuel and in the maintenance windows? I don’t know enough about nuclear power plants. But it seems to me they degrade faster under full load. Or is this not the case?
- jagger27 5y agoYes, I think the fuel would be spent faster. No clue about maintenance windows (I am a layperson on this topic).