Power Barges: Tools for Progress
The power barge market seems to be moving in several different directions depending on the specific needs of the potential customers and the business model of the various suppliers. There are complex,...
View ArticleLetter from the Editor: Electric Plants for Rapidly Growing Areas
Electric power sources are on or near the top of the wish list for many developing nations. Business, social and government leaders recognize that reliable sources of electricity are essential to a...
View ArticleOffshore Power Systems: Big Plants for a Big Customer
Most people associated with the nuclear industry, and many residents of Florida have some knowledge of the ill-fated Westinghouse/Newport News Offshore Power System project. Begun in 1970, this project...
View ArticleNew Nuclear Power Barges: Russians Build on Ice Breaker Lead
The northern coast of Russia is an area endowed with rich natural resources and vast mineral wealth but burdened with a limited infrastructure. Because of the extremely cold winters, transportation is...
View ArticleFirst Nuclear Power Barge: Pioneer Barge Built in America
The Army Nuclear Power program recognized the potential benefits of putting a nuclear power plant on a water mobile platform in the early 1960s. In January, 1963, construction began on the Sturgis, a...
View ArticleSources for Atomic Energy Insights August 1996 (Power Barges)
Sources for Atomic Energy Insights August 1996 (Power Barges) Simpson, John Nuclear Power from Underseas to Outer Space, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL 1995. Valenti, Michael Power Plants...
View ArticleIn the News: August 1996
DoE Ordered to Begin Accepting Waste (July 24, 1996) – A federal appeals court ordered the Department of Energy to begin accepting spent nuclear fuel no later than January 31, 1998. This decision...
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