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From: siyt@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (p.jayne)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: nuclear powered ships
Keywords: nuclear
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Date: 30 Nov 89 03:40:17 GMT
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From: siyt@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (p.jayne)

The subject of nuclear powered surface ships has come up in other
contexts, but not as a direct topic.  The idea of nuclear powered
submarines is too clear to question, but I'm curious about surface
ships.  The navy has had lots of experience by now.  Do nuclear
ships pay for themselves in fuel savings (vs. reactor maint.) alone?
What are the other advantages -- more time on station?  What about
disadvantages?  At what point does ship size become a factor?
And so on.
	Paul Jayne


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