AN ANALYSIS OF SHIP COLLISIONS WITH REFERENCE TO PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:4257123

Minorsky, V U

The extent of penetrations in ship collisions is considered. It is pointed out that collisions of nuclear powered ships, particularly in harbor channels or territorial waters, could result in serious radioactive contamination of the environment. From this standpoint it becomes necessary to predict the conditions under which the reactor spaee of a nuclear ship will remain intact, and what structural strength should be built into the hull for kinetic energy absorption. A method of solution is presented which follows a semi-analytical approach based on the facts of twenty-four actual collisions. Use of the method is explained. (J.R.D.)

• Research Organization: Sharp (George G.) Inc., New York
• NSA Number: NSA-13-013093
• OSTI ID: 4257123
• Report Number(s): NP-7475
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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