S8G reactor

S8G reactor

The S8G reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S8G designation stands for:

* S = Submarine platform
* 8 = Eighth generation core designed by the contractor
* G = General Electric was the contracted designer

This nuclear reactor utilizes natural circulation [cite web| url=http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=100092| title=Энциклопедия кораблей /Ракетные ПЛ /Огайо| accessdate=2006-03-12| language=Russian] [cite web| url=http://www.submarinesonstamps.co.il/openhist.php?ID=269| title=The Ohio, US Navy's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine| accessdate=2006-03-12] [cite web|url=http://tech.military.com/equipment/viewEquipment.do?eq_id=89213| title=Military.com Equipment Guide (registration required)| accessdate=2006-03-12| quote=...relying on...natural circulation reactor....] which is capable of operating at a significant fraction of full power without reactor coolant pumps.

The S8G reactor was designed by General Electric for use on the "Ohio" class (SSGN/SSBN-726 class) submarines. A land-based prototype of the reactor plant was built at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Ballston Spa, New York. The prototype was used for testing and crew training throughout the 1980s. In 1994, the core was replaced with an S6W reactor, designed for the then-new "Seawolf" class submarine.

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