How many megawatts does it take to power an aircraft carrier?

Power of an Aircraft Carrier

Bibliographic Entry	Result (w/surrounding text)	Standardized Result
Aircraft Carriers. Fact File. US Navy. 6 March 2000.	“General Characteristics, Kitty Hawk Class … Power Plant: Eight boilers, four geared steam turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower”	209 MW

How big is a nuclear reactor rod?

Inside the core of a typical pressurized water reactor or boiling water reactor are fuel rods with a diameter of a large gel-type ink pen, each about 4 m long, which are grouped by the hundreds in bundles called “fuel assemblies”.

How much power does a nuclear powered aircraft carrier have?

Power of an Aircraft Carrier. “The nuclear-powered carrier has two General Electric pressurised [sic] water reactors driving four turbines of 260,000 hp (194 MW) and four shafts. There are four emergency diesels of 10,720 hp (8 MW).”.

What is the A1B reactor plant?

The A1B reactor plant is an aircraft carrier nuclear reactor developed by the United States Navy. It is used in Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers to provide electrical and propulsion energy.

Why did the Ford class aircraft carrier get a new nuclear reactor?

As Navy planners developed requirements for the Gerald R. Ford class, they concluded that the A4W reactors that provide propulsion and electricity for the predecessor Nimitz -class aircraft carriers offer too little power for contemporary and anticipated future shipboard needs, so they commissioned a new reactor from Bechtel.

How big is the core of a nuclear reactor?

Number 28 is a reactor. The physical core is small, like 3ft square cylinder. But actual characteristics, power, materials, and anything you could think of are very much classified. If you find info on the internet it is almost assuredly not true capabilities of the reactor.

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