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: inserts for R1, all CUs. Pointer moves on powerplant of atomic sub model showing flow through reactor, heat exchanger and turbine. Diagram of the first American sub, the "Turtle" used in Revolutionary War. Photo of a conventional sub. Cut-away diagram of ordinary sub. Chart showing energy equivalent of 1lb. of uranium equal to 2,600,000 1lbs of coal. Chart indicates air used in forty average houses needed to support combustion of 1 ton of oil. Photo of standard sub in ice floe.

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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 ...