Nuclear Propulsion - Surface Ships and Submarines

Surface Ships and Submarines

Many military submarines, aircraft carriers and, owing to crude oil prices and emissions, a growing number of large civilian surface ships, especially icebreakers, use nuclear reactors as their power plants.

  • See nuclear marine propulsion for civil use
    • List of civilian nuclear ships
  • nuclear navy for military use
    • List of United States Naval reactors
    • Soviet naval reactors
    • Nuclear submarine

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