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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Nuclear Dirigo
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.
L. Green, M. M. Levine, A. Aronson, W. Bent, D. A. Goellner, J. J. McNicholas, G. Nugent, G. Pancer, H. Susskind, J. Chernick, D. Gurinsky, L. P. Hatch
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 2 | April 1965 | Pages 107-130
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20478
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An analysis of a conceptual design for a 1000-MW(e) Settled-Bed Fast Reactor fueled with UC and PuC spheres and cooled by liquid sodium has been made to determine its technical and economic feasibility. The study includes a reactor physics analysis, an engineering design and analysis of the thermal and hydraulic characteristics, and a study of the system economics. The study shows that there are no inherent technical problems for a settled-bed fast reactor of this size. Total power-generating costs were shown to be as low as 3.84 mills/kWh for fuel leased from the AEC and 4.14 mills/kWh for fuel that is privately owned.
