"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Cool, maybe you can answer my question. If one of the Navy Nukes were
set up
and run at a continuous power how much electricity could the plant
provide.

That is like asking how much power a Boeing 777 could supply. On a
nuclear
submarine the turbines that drive the generators are small compared to the
turbines that drive the prop.

Vaughn


From all I've heard, that is a passable analogy. I've also heard that
aircraft carriers are the ones that can really generate the electric
power--and even there, the electric power is probably small compared to the
porpeller drive power.

Peter