The Rolls-Royce pressurised water reactor (PWR) series has powered the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines since the Valiant class, commissioned in 1966. Nuclear...
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1960 and deals with processing of uranium fuel and the fabrication of Rolls-Royce PWR nuclear reactor cores for Royal Navy submarines such as the new Astute...
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The Rolls-Royce SMR, also known as the UK SMR, is a small modular reactor (SMR) being developed by the Rolls-Royce (RR) company in the United Kingdom....
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VSEL/Rolls-Royce, with bids to be submitted in June 1995. GEC-Marconi and BMT had little experience with British submarine designs, whereas VSEL and Rolls-Royce...
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commissioned as HMS Vulcan in 1963. It went critical in 1965. HMS Vulcan is a Rolls-Royce PWR 1 reactor plant and tested Cores A, B and Z before being shut down...
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class. A new pressurised water reactor, the Rolls-Royce PWR 2, was designed for the Vanguard class. The PWR 2 has double the service life of previous models...
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Royal Derby Hospital Bemrose School Derby The Sea Cadet unit TS Kenya Rolls-Royce Marine Division, Derby Royal Naval Association, Derby Submariners' Association...
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nuclear reactors Nuclear marine propulsion United States Naval reactor Rolls-Royce PWR – United Kingdom's naval reactors Soviet naval reactors US Navy Propulsion...
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3 in) Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion Rolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators Speed 30 kn (56 km/h;...
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(285 ft) Beam 10.1 m (33 ft) Draught 8.2 m (27 ft) Propulsion One Rolls-Royce PWR nuclear reactor, one shaft Speed 28 knots (52 km/h) (submerged) Range...
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from the United States. The class will be powered by Rolls-Royce's pressurised water reactors (PWR). The United Kingdom began planning for the replacement...
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Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR 2 nuclear reactor, HEU 93.5% MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators Speed...
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US S5W reactor, with HMS Valiant (S102) carrying the first UK built Rolls-Royce PWR, in 1966. Germany 1968 - Otto Hahn (ship) 1968 Commercial ship, scrapped...
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3 in) Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion Rolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kW (800 hp) diesel generators Speed 30 knots (56 km/h;...
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reactors List of United States Naval reactors Nuclear marine propulsion Rolls-Royce PWR – United Kingdom's naval reactors United States Naval reactors "Construction...
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would be very noticeable if some went missing. Rolls-Royce is preparing a close-coupled three-loop PWR design, sometimes called the UK SMR. The power...
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Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR 2 nuclear reactor, HEU 93.5% MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators Speed...
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3 in) Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion Rolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators Speed 30 kn (56 km/h;...
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Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draught 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) Propulsion 1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR.1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20,500 kW); Propeller...
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Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) Draught 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Propulsion 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR 2 nuclear reactor, HEU 93.5% MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators Speed...
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target cost for a 470 MWe Rolls-Royce SMR unit is £1.8 billion for the fifth unit built. In 2020, it was reported that Rolls-Royce had plans to construct...
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600 t) submerged. A PWR1 pressurised water reactor, designed and built by Rolls-Royce fed steam to geared steam turbines, with the machinery rated at 15,000...
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Beam 10.1 m (33 ft 2 in) Draught 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) Propulsion 1 Rolls-Royce PWR nuclear reactor, 1 shaft Speed 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) submerged...
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Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draught 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) Propulsion 1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR.1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20,500 kW); Propeller...
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Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draught 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) Propulsion 1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR.1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20,500 kW); Propeller...
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Westinghouse and General Electric, with one reactor powering each vessel. Rolls-Royce built similar units as the PWR1 for Royal Navy submarines and then developed...
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two EPR reactors yielding 3,200 MWe of new nuclear capacity. A second Rolls-Royce-led UK SMR consortium plans a low-carbon power station around a small...
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electricity by 2050. Rolls-Royce is preparing a small modular reactor (SMR) design called the Rolls-Royce SMR, a close-coupled four-loop PWR design. Power output...
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has a reactor and hopes to replace coal energy with nuclear energy. Rolls-Royce aims to sell nuclear reactors for the production of synfuel for aircraft...
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submarines, having British designed and built nuclear reactors (the Rolls-Royce PWR). With more control over the design the team could follow traditional...
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