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Thursday, April 16, 2015

US NRC Blog Update: Throwback Thursday – The Nuclear Savannah

Throwback Thursday – The Nuclear Savannah

14698777183_cbe50c4bb1_nNS (Nuclear Ship) Savannah, the first commercial nuclear-powered cargo vessel, is seen here heading to the World’s Fair in Seattle. Built in the late 1950s at a cost of $47 million, including a $28 million nuclear reactor and fuel core, the Savannah was a demonstration project for the potential use of nuclear energy. She was launched in July 1959 and named for the SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
NS Savannah was in service between 1962 and 1972 as one of only four nuclear-powered merchant ships ever built. Anyone know where she is moored today? Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2015/04/16/throwback-thursday-the-nuclear-savannah/

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