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Originally Posted by Catfish
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 ?
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Le Sigh.....
Google and Wikipedia are your friend.
ALL U.S. Naval vessels currently in commission are Pressurized Water Reactors.
The USS Seawolf (SSN 575) was originally equiped with a metal cooled reactor but was soon removed and replaced with a PWR.