S1C reactor
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The S1C reactor was a prototype naval reactor designed for the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S1C designation stands for:
- S = Submarine platform
- 1 = First generation core designed by the contractor
- C = Combustion Engineering was the contracted designer
This nuclear reactor was built in Windsor Locks, Connecticut as a prototype for the experimental USS Tullibee (SSN-597) submarine, though that boat was in fact powered by a S2C reactor. The propulsion plant was unusual in that it is electric drive, rather than steam turbine. The reactor operated from 1959 until 1993, with defueling completed in 1995.
The reactor was situated on land and known as the S1C Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU). Except for its size and electric drive, the system layout was very similar to the S5W reactor in use by most nuclear-powered submarines at the time.
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| A1B | A1W | A2W | A3W | A4W |
| Cruiser reactors: |
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| S1C | S1G | S1W | S2C | S2G | S2W | S2Wa | S3G | S3W | S4G | S4W | S5G | S5W | S6G | S6W | S7G | S8G | S9G |
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