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Charles FRIBOURG : Engineer General of Armaments (2nd section) - Technical Director, TECHNICATOME - The author expresses himself in a personal capacity and does not commit TECHNICATOME.
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The boom in naval nuclear propulsion, the first application of the atomic power reactor, can be attributed to a few key aspects of this energy source:
This anaerobic energy source is particularly well-suited to submarine propulsion, as it is the only one currently available that can deliver a high level of energy in the absence of an oxidizer;
its use gives ships, especially submarines, a high degree of autonomy, a considerable operational advantage for a navy.
This article deals with the development of nuclear-powered ships and the design of nuclear-powered ships. Pressurized water reactor technology for naval propulsion is covered in
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