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The US Navy seems to be able to do it
by dyno12345 3y ago
The US Navy seems to be able to do it
- kibwen 3y agoThe navy uses nuclear reactors for tactical reasons, not economic reasons. Nuclear-powered ships are significantly more expensive.
- discodave 3y agoThe US Navy builds many reactors for the price of this power plant. A Virginia class submarine in 2023 costs $4.3 billion (that's for the whole submarine), it has a 210MW S9G reactor. The Vogtle Unit 3 was $17 billion over budget, for a $30 billion total budget, for 1,100 MW. $204MM / MW for the US Navy vs $273MM / MW for Georgia Power et. al. This project makes nuclear submarines look like a bargain! Sources: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine * https://apnews.com/article/georgia-power-co-southern-climate-and-environment-business-3b1d6c65353c6a65b1ccfddede753ab7 https://apnews.com/article/georgia-power-co-southern-climate...
- philipkglass 3y agoFollowing the references from the Wikipedia article, I found that the S9G reactor is rated for 210 megawatts of thermal output. The AP1000 reactor that this article is about has a 3415 megawatt thermal output: https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pwr/overview https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pw... The naval reactor is more expensive per unit of output.