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Old 05-25-12, 06:59 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Catfish View Post
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 ?
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.
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