S1W reactor - Wikipedia
The S1W was a pressurized water reactor that utilized water as the coolant and neutron moderator in its primary system, and enriched Uranium-235 in its fuel elements. The S1W reactor reached criticality on March 30, 1953.
EM to Demolish Submarine Reactor Prototype at Idaho Site
2022年2月10日 · Known as the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) prototype, the land-based reactor was built inside a section of a submarine hull at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) on the Arco Desert west of Idaho Falls.
Cleanup Crews Making Progress on Idaho Site Reactor …
2023年10月24日 · Known as the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) prototype, the land-based reactor was built inside a section of a submarine hull at the Naval Reactors Facility on the Arco Desert west of Idaho Falls.
Evolution of Naval Reactor Design
Following WWII, the U.S. Navy contracted the Westinghouse Electric Corporation to create a prototype for a pressurized water reactor (PWR) submarine plant. In 1955, this reactor, named S1W, sustained a 66-day continuous full power simulation of sailing around the world.
Submarine Thermal Reactor Mark I or S1W - GlobalSecurity.org
In 1948, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) contracted with Westinghouse Electric to design, build, operate, and test a prototype pressurized-water, Naval nuclear propulsion plant known as the...
EM Set to Demolish Second Submarine Reactor Prototype in Idaho
2024年11月5日 · Idaho Cleanup Project Manager Mark Brown said the EM team is excited to continue its close partnership with Naval Reactors. “Our cleanup contractor, Idaho Environmental Coalition LLC (IEC), has a well-trained and motivated workforce that has demonstrated huge progress in safely demolishing the first NRF submarine prototype, S1W,” Brown said.
They Harnessed the ATOM - the first Navy prototype nuclear plant
2014年10月10日 · This is the STR Mark I prototype at NRTS Idaho Falls; "STR" stood for "Submarine Thermal Reactor," the original designation for this plant that was later redesignated "S1W" for "Submarine, First design, Westinghouse."
DOE plans removal of naval prototype reactor, opens public …
2024年10月17日 · In coming weeks, crews will remove critical components of the S1W, such as a hot cell and reactor vessel. Idaho contractor IEC began D&D work on the S1W legacy naval nuclear propulsion plant prototype, including its defueled reactor vessel, in fiscal year 2022.
S1W (Nautilus Prototype) - NR-HA.org
The Submarine Thermal Reactor Mark I (STR Mk1) project (later re-designated as S1W) was the first prototype naval reactor used to prove that the technology could be used for electricity generation and propulsion on submarines.
Preparations begin for demolition of prototype reactor
2024年9月11日 · The S1W was a 70 kW (thermal) pressurised water reactor which reached first criticality in May 1953. The prototype supported development of the USS Nautilus, the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954.
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