STUDY OF REMOTE MILITARY POWER APPLICATIONS REPORT NO. 1. SUMMARY

An economic evaluation of the construction and operation of 5 to 46 Mw(e) nuclear power plants at several military installations throughout the world is presented. After an evaluation of economic factors involved, 10 sites were chosen for which the cost of nuclear power is most nearly economically c...

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Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Kaiser Engineers Div., Henry J. Kaiser Co., Oakland, Calif. 1960
Subjects:
Reactor Technology
Economics
Personnel
Maintenance
Planning
Military Applications
Uses
Environment
Operation
Reactors
Power Plants
McMurdo Sound
Zeus
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/4132375
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc871148/
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Summary:An economic evaluation of the construction and operation of 5 to 46 Mw(e) nuclear power plants at several military installations throughout the world is presented. After an evaluation of economic factors involved, 10 sites were chosen for which the cost of nuclear power is most nearly economically competitive with conventional power costs. The 10 sites include Okinawa, Guam, Thule, Asmara (Eritrea), Inchon, McMurdo Sound (Antarctica), a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, and three sites in the U. S. (NORAD, Super Sage, and Nike-Zeus). A comparison between the capital cost for the nuclear power plant and the conventional power plant is made for all sites. Operating, maintenance, labor, supply, and fuel-oil costs were calculated for an annual cost that could be applied over the assumed 20-year life of the plant. Descriptions and designs of each site are included. (C.J.G.)

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