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August 22, 2025, 2:57PMNuclear NewsPaul A. Wlodkowski

Rendering of a floating nuclear power plant concept, in foreground. (Image: American Bureau of Shipping/Herbert)

On April 22, 1959, Rear Admiral George J. King, superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy, announced that following the completion of the 1960 training cruise, cadets would begin the study of nuclear engineering. Courses at that time included radiation physics, reactor control and instrumentation, reactor theory and engineering, thermodynamics, shielding, core design, reactor maintenance, and nuclear aspects.

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