Visiting Groton, CT

DaveyJ576 · 10-26-09, 07:52 PM

The only bad thing about visiting the Nautilus (and this is minor I will admit) is that you can not go aft of the control room/crews mess. Everything aft of that, including the reactor room and engine room is off limits. The core was removed long ago and thus poses no danger. But apparently there are still some elements of the 1950's reactor plant design that are classified so they have closed off that section of the boat to visitors. Too bad. I think that would be one of the most interesting parts!

10-26-09, 07:52 PM	#1
DaveyJ576 Officer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 241 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	The only bad thing about visiting the Nautilus (and this is minor I will admit) is that you can not go aft of the control room/crews mess. Everything aft of that, including the reactor room and engine room is off limits. The core was removed long ago and thus poses no danger. But apparently there are still some elements of the 1950's reactor plant design that are classified so they have closed off that section of the boat to visitors. Too bad. I think that would be one of the most interesting parts!