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21Nuclear submarine — USS Michigan: An Ohio class guided missile submarine. A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor (see also nuclear marine propulsion). The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over conventional (typically diesel… …
22Nuclear thermal rocket — Sketch of nuclear thermal rocket …
23Nuclear electric rocket — In a nuclear electric rocket, nuclear thermal energy is changed into electrical energy that is used to power one of the electrical propulsion technologies. Technically the powerplant is nuclear, not the propulsion system, but the terminology is… …
24Hyman G. Rickover — Infobox Military Person name= Hyman George Rickover born= birth date|1900|1|27 died= death date|1986|7|8 died= placeofbirth= Maków Mazowiecki, Poland placeofdeath= Arlington, Virginia caption= nickname= Father of the Nuclear Navy allegiance=… …
25Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory — (KAPL) is a research and development facility dedicated to the support of the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.[1] KAPL is a government owned, contractor operated laboratory run by Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation for the United States… …
26Nuclear photonic rocket — In a nuclear photonic rocket, a nuclear reactor would generate such high temperatures that the blackbody radiation from the reactor would provide significant thrust. The disadvantage is that it takes a lot of power to generate a small amount of… …
27Rolls-Royce plc — Infobox Company company name = Rolls Royce Group plc company company type = Public (lse|RR.) foundation = 1906 (as Rolls Royce Limited) 1987 (privatised as plc) location = flagicon|UK Derby, England, UK key people = Simon Robertson (Chairman) Sir …
28Nuclear aircraft — This article is about Aircraft nuclear propulsion. For the US Air Force program, see Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion. For the crystallographic feature known as an atomic plane, see crystallography. A nuclear aircraft is an aircraft powered by nuclear …
29Fusion rocket — A fusion rocket is a theoretical design for a rocket driven by fusion power which could provide efficient and long term acceleration in space without the need to carry a large fuel supply. The design relies on the development of fusion power… …
30Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… …
