A1B reactor

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The A1B reactor is a nuclear reactor being designed for use by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The A1B designation stands for^[1]:

• A = Aircraft carrier platform
• 1 = First generation core designed by the contractor
• B = Bechtel is the contracted designer

Initial plans for the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier program include a two-reactor complex intended to replace the A4W reactor design used on the Nimitz class carriers^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] References

1. ^ Bechtel Briefs -- December 2002 (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-09-19.

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