The Nuclear Ship Savannah / First Atomic Merchant Ship, One of the World's Safest Ships

by United States. Department of Commerce; United States. Maritime Administration; U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

the
nuclear ship
SAVANNAH

first atomic merchant ship

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one of the world’s
SAFEST
ships

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Frederick H. Mueller, Secretary

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Ralph E. Wilson, Chairman, Federal Maritime Board
and Maritime Administrator

ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
John A. McCone, Chairman

Multiple advanced electronic and mechanical safety devices guard this “atomic heart.”

CONTROL ROD DRIVE MOTORS HYDRAULIC SCRAM CYLINDERS DRIVE LINE LEAD SCREW SECTION BUFFER SEAL ENCLOSURE BORON STEEL CONTROL RODS PRESSURE VESSEL OUTLET NOZZLE REACTOR CORE THERMAL SHIELD FUEL ELEMENTS FLOW BAFFLE SUPPORT RING INLET NOZZLE PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR

The N.S. SAVANNAH, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is one of the safest seagoing craft in the world.

This is the result of careful and deliberate planning.

Every appropriate safety device, factor, and technique were sought in the design and planning stage, and the ship’s construction has probably been more closely and intensively inspected, tested, and scrutinized than that of any other merchant ship ever built.