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Much of the challenges of nuclear ships were seen in Savannah/Mutsu and otto Hahn. Economics/Legal: Who gets in charge of the nuclear vessel if the owner gets into bankruptcy, or files for insolvency, or finds it too expensive for proper maintenance, or any other scenario of improper care. Once they abandon ownership, who takes care of nuclear material. In the competitive market of cruise ships and charter yachts where customer reassurance, why limit your potential market by excluding people who are afraid of nuclear. It would be prohibitively expensive to insure the vessel. This is not for the hull insurance which is of course limited to the value of the vessel but for the P&I insurance which would cover the costs of compensating third parties in the case of a casualty, antipollution works, wreck removal etc if the ship sinks in an accident, crashes or runs aground. - Logistics: VERY few shipyards are addressed to handle nuclear vessels. - Size/Weight/crew: you're talking about bringing back STEAM power. he NS Savannah was Larger than any modern superyacht currently on record, the reactor and generator equipment; took up a quarter of the ships interior volume. Steam power has largely been replaced by diesel or gas turbine engines because of their superior power/weight ratios. The power to weight ratio of nuclear isn’t all that great; it’s a very heavy machine; just mitigates the large fuel volume. - you have to pay for safety for the vessels duration of it’s life whether you sail it or not. As long as it’s in harbor or at sea, requires constant monitoring of nuclear material onboard.
Thank you for a very comprehensive and interesting report. I could not help noticing that you said there were only two women in your class. When I was at Webb, women guests were not allowed on campus at certain times, and there were no women classmates. We also had no computers, but we did have 10" and 20" slide rules and some basic TI and HP calculators if you needed more than three or four significant figures, and, of course, drafting tables. Things have changed dramatically since 1964, the year I graduated. Keep up the good work.
WOW had drawings! I don’t even know where I would start without CAD. It’s crazy to see how much is the same and how much is different. This is an awesome video!
Great to see Webb is still producing innovation, this looks very exciting! My grandfather, John C. Niedermair, would be proud! He was a Webb graduate and went on to be the Chief Naval Architect for the US through WWII and beyond, he’s called the father of the modern Navy, and yes I am very proud!!Amongst many, he designed the LST, making something do the seemingly impossible was his thing, so he would have enjoyed seeing your design! Good luck with your endeavors, you have some big shoes to fill, but I know Grandpa would have been very interested in this project, so most sincerely, I wish you well!!
I use to go to dances here-there were no female students. When you walked in the main door there were all kinds of small boats hanging from the ceiling. It was *very impressive.* All the Pratt, Morgan, Whitney etc. homes were beautiful.
Thank you for making this! I was planning on visiting in person this spring. This is a wonderful way to show students that may for a time be unable to visit, like myself, what the campus is like.
WATCH THIS VIDEO! Dr. Hester clearly explains the problems that arise in modern complex systems that we all face in everyday life. This is a video for both systems practitioners and those interested in how to view and approach problems.
