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An official Atomic Energy Commission historian assigned to Admiral Rickover's office, Duncan draws on files, documents, and interviews to chronicle the introduction of nuclear powered ships into the US Navy. Covers the period from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.
Written by experts in the ship design field, this book provides a comprehensive approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion.
"This study recommends a strategy for developing U.S.-flag nuclear-powered merchant ships. It identifies and discusses key problem areas, including comparative economics, safety and environmental quality considerations, and finincial incentives and options. Four major conclusions and four principal recommendations are highlighted in the Summary; and subsidiary conclusions and recommendations appear in the supporting text. The main text is supported by 7 working papers, included as appendixes: The future of U.S. foreign trade; Costs and comparative costs for nuclear-powered and conventionally powered ships; The future price and availability of residual fuel oil; Trade route alternatives for nuclear propulsion applications; Health, safety, and environmental quality considerations; Prospects of unconventional propulsion for merchant marine applications; and Principal subsidies available to U.S.-flag ships engaged in foreign trade."--Page [127].