Feasibility of an icebreaking nuclear-powered tanker transportation system for Alaska to east coast U. S. ports

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5129983

Windall, A O; Levine, Z

A discussion of a study by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. sponsored by the U.S. Maritime Administration covers the general concept of an icebreaking tanker transportation system for the movement of oil from the North Slope of Alaska to the U.S. east coast comprising (1) a loading terminal in Alaska, (2) a nuclear-powered icebreaking tanker, (3) a transshipment terminal in ice-free water, (4) a conventional surface tanker, and (5) an offloading terminal in the U.S. east coast; selection of the loading terminal site at Smith Bay, Alaska (suitability, present and potential oil sources, and relative ease of access); consideration of sites for a transshipment terminal, the need for substantial storage at this terminal, and the alternative of continuous shipment to the east coast; alternative routes from Alaska (the Bering Sea, the polar route, or the Northwest Passage); ship design concepts and ship propulsion considerations indicating need for a 210,000 shp nuclear steam generator; and a cost study indicating that the icebreaking tanker system would be competitive with pipeline transportation costs.

• OSTI ID: 5129983
• Report Number(s): CONF-7705120-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4:OTC-3001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALASKA
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COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR SHIPS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
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EAST COAST
ENERGY SOURCES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FEDERAL REGION X
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
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PIPELINES
POLAR REGIONS
SHIPS
TERMINAL FACILITIES
TRANSPORT
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