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Old 12-11-2012, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by retmil46 View Post
Yep. Navy tried a liquid sodium cooled reactor on the original USS Seawolf (attack sub) back in the late 50's. Decided it wasn't a good idea for pretty much the same reasons.
Plenty of cooling water available in the immediate area.
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