Environmental impact analysis of the Nuclear Merchant Ship Program-addendum. Special study

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5316309

This study represents a qualitative extension of an earlier Environmental Impact Analysis of the Nuclear Merchant Ship Program (MarAd, 1975) using an Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) as the reference ship, to other types of ships including a containership, dry-bulk cargo vessel, and an icebreaking oil tanker. This qualitative analysis shows that, for ships operating into coastal ports (containerships and possibly dry-bulk carriers), both ecological and radiological impacts would be somewhat greater than for the reference ULCC docking at an offshore terminal. These impacts can be kept within the guidelines established for land based nuclear power plants by implementation of appropriate operating procedures.

• Research Organization: NUS Corp., Rockville, Md. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5316309
• Report Number(s): PB-268814; NUS-1926
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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