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Submarines, aircraft carriers, some cruisers, icebreakers, and the one cargo ship Sevmorput. Safety's probably not as much of a prohibitive factor as raw cost.
by moffkalast 3y ago
Submarines, aircraft carriers, some cruisers, icebreakers, and the one cargo ship Sevmorput. Safety's probably not as much of a prohibitive factor as raw cost.
- ViewTrick1002 3y agoAll designed for the least price sensitive customers globally. Nuclear powers' navies.
- moffkalast 3y agoPlus they conveniently already have a nuclear programme to source fuel and engineers from.
- pfdietz 3y agoAnd even in those navies, most ships are not nuclear.
- ViewTrick1002 3y agoYep. Even all aircraft carriers outside the US and France are conventionally fueled. For example the British: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft_carrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft... Or even within US navy the the WASP class capable of supporting F-35Bs. Not a true carrier but most nations would call it one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_... The niche nuclear truly stands out in is for submarines where nuclear propulsion has unmatchable capabilities.
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