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Catfish · 05-25-12, 05:25 AM

Helllo,
thanks for your answers !

I was aware there are not much bulkheads in a 688, also i take it only the russian subs still have those double hulls at all (?)
However i did not know the reactor rods are cooled in a "pool of liquid metal" as CaptainMattJJ wrote (?). I thought the only boats that used this system for a longer time were the russian Alfas ? I know it was once also used in US boats, if only for a shorter time - but in the 688 class ?

Any update whether the sailors are safe and well ?

Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

05-25-12, 05:25 AM	#10
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,822 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Helllo, thanks for your answers ! I was aware there are not much bulkheads in a 688, also i take it only the russian subs still have those double hulls at all (?) However i did not know the reactor rods are cooled in a "pool of liquid metal" as CaptainMattJJ wrote (?). I thought the only boats that used this system for a longer time were the russian Alfas ? I know it was once also used in US boats, if only for a shorter time - but in the 688 class ? Any update whether the sailors are safe and well ? Thanks and greetings, Catfish