nuclear-powered navy

См. также в других словарях:

• Nuclear navy — Nuclear navy, or nuclear powered navy consists of ships powered by relatively small onboard nuclear reactors known as naval reactors. The concept was revolutionary for naval warfare when first proposed, as it meant that these vessels did not need …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear marine propulsion — is propulsion of a ship by a nuclear reactor. Naval nuclear propulsion is propulsion that specifically refers to naval warships (see Nuclear navy). Only a very few experimental civil nuclear ships have been built; the elimination of fossil fuel… …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear propulsion — includes a wide variety of propulsion methods that fulfil the promise of the Atomic Age by using some form of nuclear reaction as their primary power source. Contents 1 Surface ships and submarines 2 Cars 3 Aircraft …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear Fuel Services — Inc. is an American company that has been a major supplier of fuel for the United States Navy s fleet of nuclear powered vessels since the 1960s. In recent years it has also processed weapons grade uranium into nuclear reactor fuel. It operates a …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear submarine — USS Michigan: An Ohio class guided missile submarine. A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor (see also nuclear marine propulsion). The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over conventional (typically diesel… …   Wikipedia

• Navy — Naval and Naval Force redirect here. For other uses of Naval , see Naval (disambiguation). For other uses of Navy , see Navy (disambiguation). The Spanish Armada fighting the English navy at the Battle of Gravelines in 1588 A navy (sometimes… …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear aircraft — This article is about Aircraft nuclear propulsion. For the US Air Force program, see Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion. For the crystallographic feature known as an atomic plane, see crystallography. A nuclear aircraft is an aircraft powered by nuclear …   Wikipedia

• nuclear engineering — Introduction       the field of engineering that deals with the control and use of energy and radiation released from nuclear reactions. It encompasses the development, design, and construction of power reactors, naval propulsion reactors,… …   Universalium

• Nuclear Power School — Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Nuclear Power School Founded by Admiral Rickover, USN Motto Knowledge, Integrity, Excellence Established 1955 Type …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear-free zone — A nuclear free zone is an area where nuclear weapons (see nuclear weapon free zone) and nuclear power are banned. The specific ramifications of these depend on the locale in question. In reality, nuclear weapons have freely traversed through,… …   Wikipedia

• nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …   Universalium