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From: welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty)
Subject: Re: seawolf submarine
Organization: New York State Institute for Sebastian Cabot Studies
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 90 00:49:10 GMT
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From: welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty)

In article <1990Nov21.222724.21580@cbnews.att.com>, Allan Bourdius writes: 
*Not only was SSN 575 decomissioned, it was stricken from the Navy List
*and scrapped.

*The liquid sodium reactor was removed because it didn't work very well.

this is the official reason.  some argue that it was scrapped because
Rickover didn't like it, and that it might have had great potential
if developed properly.

mind you, i'm no expert and am not prepared to argue the point.

richard
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