Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program: 1977. Hearing on H. R. 6566, ERDA authorization legislation (national security programs) for Fiscal Year 1978 before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-Fifth Congress, First Session, April 27, 1977

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7088223

Unclassified hearings were held on the authorization of 1978 ERDA programs for naval reactor development as a supplement to testimony Admiral Rickover gave in executive session. Admiral Rickover's unclassified testimony is followed by questions from the committee on the Navy's frequent changes of plans. He cited problems of conforming to the needs of the Defense Department and the Office of Management and Budget, which do not always agree on the need for nuclear power. He also criticized the lack of a shipbuilding program and stressed the need for a long-term research commitment. Slower speeds of surface ships are felt to indicate the need for using submarines in anti-submarine warfare. Other questions covered the new global aspects of the Soviet Navy, the CVN-71 reactor plant, commercialization of naval technology, and nuclear safety. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 7088223
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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