Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. CAPT. RICKOVER DEMONSTRATES ATOMIC SUB MODEL, WASHINGTON, D.C

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. CAPT. RICKOVER DEMONSTRATES ATOMIC SUB MODEL, WASHINGTON, D.C

1952

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Summary: Capt Hayman G. Rickover USN, and WAVE assistant stand by schematic model of nuclear reactor (atomic-powered) submarine. Rickover states that this is a diagrammatic representation of the USSN (N for nuclear) Nautalis, and does not represent its actual shape or length. As his WAVE assistant removes a hull section and exposes the power plant, Rickover uses his pointer to show the uranium pile or reactor, the heat exchanger and the turbine. Flasing lights on the model show the flow of steam to the turbine and its return. The WAVE places a shield on the model, representing its prototype which protects the crew from radiation. He emphasizes its importance in revealing that the atomic power plant which will allow the sub to move faster than 20 knots submerged, generates radiation equivalent to 100 lbs of radium, and there exists only 5 lbs of radium in the world. CUs, of the model powerplant, and of Capt Rickover. He stands by diagram of the first US sub invented by Dr. Bushnell and used in 1776 in the Revolutionary War. He explains a chart which indicates that 1 lb of uranium is equal to 2,600,000 lbs of coal. He uses a diagram of an ordinary sub to show that much of the space is used by batteries as large as a man and are now almost eliminated in the atomic model. He uses a photo of the vessel Queen Mary and a chart to explain that his ship uses 1 ton of oil every two minutes and requires the air that fills 40 houses for combustion. The nuclear reactor requires no oxygen.

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Rickover, Hyman George , 1900-1986

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Hyman George Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold ...