S2W nuclear reactor

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The S2W nuclear reactor was an early U.S. Navy pressurized water reactor design that powered the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus.

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instanceOf naval nuclear reactor ⓘ
pressurized water reactor ⓘ
application military naval propulsion ⓘ
associatedWith Admiral Hyman G. Rickover ⓘ
linked to: Hyman G. Rickover
coolant light water ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designationMeaning_2 second-generation core design ⓘ
designationMeaning_S submarine platform ⓘ
designationMeaning_W Westinghouse as designer ⓘ
designationScheme S2W ⓘ
designedFor submarine propulsion ⓘ
developedBy Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
developedFor United States Navy nuclear submarine program ⓘ
enabledCapability long-endurance under-ice and blue-water submarine operations ⓘ
energySource nuclear fission ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstCriticalityApproximate early 1950s ⓘ
firstOperationalUseApproximate mid-1950s ⓘ
fuelType enriched uranium ⓘ
heatTransferMedium water ⓘ
historicalSignificance pioneered practical naval nuclear propulsion ⓘ
influenced later U.S. Navy submarine reactor designs ⓘ
installedOn USS Nautilus (SSN-571) ⓘ
linked to: USS Nautilus
locationOfUse United States Navy submarine fleet ⓘ
moderator light water ⓘ
notableFor powering the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine ⓘ
notableVessel USS Nautilus (SSN-571) ⓘ
linked to: USS Nautilus
operator United States Navy ⓘ
partOf U.S. Navy S-series submarine reactor family ⓘ
linked to: S2W nuclear reactor
powerConversionSystem steam turbine ⓘ
powered USS Nautilus (SSN-571) ⓘ
linked to: USS Nautilus
primaryUse marine propulsion ⓘ
program U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion program ⓘ
propulsionTypeEnabled nuclear-powered steam turbine propulsion ⓘ
reactorCoolantSystem pressurized primary loop ⓘ
reactorCoreType light water moderated ⓘ
reactorGeneration second-generation submarine reactor ⓘ
reactorType pressurized water reactor ⓘ
safetyConcept pressurized water reactor containment and shielding ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
usedFor extended submerged operations ⓘ
usedIn USS Nautilus (SSN-571) ⓘ
linked to: USS Nautilus

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USS Nautilus → powerplant → S2W nuclear reactor ⓘ
S2W nuclear reactor → partOf → U.S. Navy S-series submarine reactor family ⓘ
linked to: S2W nuclear reactor