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NS Savannah

cargo ship United States Retired
Fuel enrichment
4.2–4.6% U-235
LEU

NS Savannah is a nuclear-powered cargo ship operated by United States, powered by Babcock & Wilcox PWR of about 74 MWt. Retired.

A demonstration of peaceful nuclear propulsion under Atoms for Peace, and a technical success that made no commercial sense: it carried too little cargo and cost too much to crew. Decommissioned after eight years.

Propulsion
ReactorBabcock & Wilcox PWR
Reactors per vessel1
Thermal output74MWt
Fuel enrichment4.2–4.6% U-235LEU
Refuellingnot disclosed
Vessel
Categorycargo ship
Rolecivil
OperatorUnited States
CountryUnited States
Vessels in class1
In service from1962
StatusRetired

Other cargo ships

ClassEnrichmentStatus
Mutsu - Retired
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