NAVAL APPLICATIONS OF THE MSR

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MAKING FUEL AT SEA FROM SEAWATER What  You  Should  Know:  

• The  United  States  Navy’s  seawater  to  fuel  conversion  program  is  promising  for  leaving  the  laboratory  for  use  at  sea  with  the  fleet.  

• The  seawater  to  fuel  program  is  envisioned  to  use  the  nuclear  reactor  of  an  aircraft  carrier  to  produce  jet  fuel  at  sea  in  the  carrier  battle  group.  

• A  higher  temperature  reactor  would  produce  JP-­‐5  jet  fuel    and  marine  fuel  much  more  efficiently,  and  thereby  much  more  cheaply,  than  present  reactors  ab.    

• Molten  Salt  Reactors  (MSRs)  are  higher  temperature  reactors  than  present  naval  reactors,  and  have  a  tremendous  power  to  weight  ratio.  

• The  small  size  and  versatility  of  a  MSR  makes  it  ideal  for  ships  with  high  energy  requirements  for  high  energy  weapons,  and  for  cruising  for  essentially  unlimited  periods.  It  is  unlikely  that  hydrocarbon  based  power  generation  will  be  able  to  fulfill  this  need.  

• A  MSR  aboard  a  fueling  ship  could  produce  other  fuels  for  naval  ship  use  and  to  support  ground  force  vehicles,  reducing  the  necessity  for  a  lengthy  supply  chain  and  giving  our  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  an  unprecedented  strategic  advantage  over  all  other  military  forces.  

• Nuclear  powered  littoral  class  warships  could  dramatically  reduce  costs  and  improve  the  environment  by  not  having  to  source  hydrocarbon  fuels  at  ports,  which  engender  higher  risks  as  potential  terrorist  targets.  

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