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What can nuclear energy do for society.It is pointed out that the earth's crust holds 30,000 times as much energy in the form of fissionable atoms as fossil fuel. Moreover, nuclear fuel costs less per unit of energy than fossil fuel. Capital equipment used to release nuclear energy, on the other hand, is expensive. For commercial electric-power production and marine propulsion, advantages of nuclear power have outweighed disadvantages. As to nuclear submarines, applications other than military may prove feasible. The industry has proposed cargo submarines to haul oil from the Alaskan North Slope beneath the Arctic ice. Other possible applications for nuclear power are in air-cushion-vehicles, aircraft, and rockets.-
Document ID
19720032111
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Rom, F. E.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Advanced Nuclear Propulsion Concepts Branch, Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Astronautics and Aeronautics
Volume: 10
Subject Category
Nuclear Engineering
Accession Number
72A15777
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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