Russia's new FLOATING Nuclear Reactor

[waterman46]

Originally Posted by Taipe

I know they are used to power military submarines and have been for many years. Subs of course can escape from hurricanes quite easily. Also, I may have heard of a nuclear powered carrier, although not sure if that is a plan or a reality. But, I don't see how the military use of nuclear energy as a means of transport affects the potential danger for massive radiation release from a floating nuclear power reactor in a hurricane belt.

Aircraft carrier Enterprise is or was powered by several nuclear reactors, originally in service in the 1960's.

[Rumpi]

The first floating nuclear reactor for power generation and not propulsion was a US one, operated in Panama. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MH-1A

Floating reactors have a lot of advantages: cheaper to build, mobile, unlimited cooling, can be sunk in case of trouble.

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by senormechanico

The XO of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln personally told me that it has three reactors aboard.

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) became the fifth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in operation with the United States Navy on November 11th, 1989.
Power is derived from two Westinghouse brand A4W class nuclear reactors, powering four steam turbines which, in turn, propelled four shafts to 260,000 shaft horsepower.
➥ https://www.militaryfactory.com/ship...-Lincoln-CVN72

The Nimitz-Class vessel is propelled by two Westinghouse A4W class nuclear reactors powering four steam turbines. The turbines propel four shafts to generate 260,000shp (194MW). The ship is fitted with two rudders.
➥ https://www.naval-technology.com/pro...craft-carrier/

Lincoln’s RCOH began in March 2013 and has included more than 2.5 million man-hours of labor, according to a Navy news release. Upgrades include repairing, replacing and modernizing tanks, the hull, shafting, propellers, rudders, piping, ventilation, electrical, combat and aviation support systems. Workers also defueled and then refueled the ship’s two nuclear reactors.
➥ https://news.usni.org/2017/05/15/car...mplex-overhaul