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  2. USS Enterprise (CVN-65) - Wikipedia

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    USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is a decommissioned [12] United States Navy aircraft carrierIn 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the world, as well as the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name.

  3. A2W reactor - Wikipedia

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    This nuclear reactor was used in the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The four propulsion plants on Enterprise each contained two reactors, numbered according to the shaft they powered, 1A-1B, 2A-2B, 3A-3B, and 4A-4B. Each propulsion plant was capable of operating on one reactor plant through most of ...

  4. United States naval reactors - Wikipedia

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    Experience with USS Nautilus led to the parallel development of further (Skate-class) submarines, powered by single reactors, and an aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, powered by eight A2W reactor units in 1960. A cruiser, USS Long Beach, followed in 1961 and was powered by two C1W reactor units. USS Enterprise remained in service for over 50 ...

  5. List of United States naval reactors - Wikipedia

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    A1W reactor. land-based prototype for USS Enterprise (CVN-65); located at Naval Reactors Facility; A2W reactor. USS Enterprise (CVN-65) A3W reactor. designed for USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), but never installed; A4W reactor. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers; A1B reactor. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers

  6. David Hahn - Wikipedia

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    He was then encouraged to join the military, so he enlisted in the Navy, assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as an undesignated seaman (pay grade E-3). [3] After a four-year tour, he achieved interior communications specialist with a rank of petty officer, third class (pay grade E-4). [1]

  7. The United States Navy Is Fielding Dozens of These Destroyers

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    The USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) was the first ship of its class to enter the U.S. Naval Service in 1970. It serves as a command ship, supporting fleet actions through command, control, communications ...

  8. A1W reactor - Wikipedia

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    This nuclear reactor was the prototype for the A2W reactor used in the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise. [1] The A1W prototype was used to train nuclear-qualified sailors for almost 34 years until its reactor plants were shut down on January 26, 1994. [2]

  9. $100 million nuclear reactor project to be tested in East ...

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    The privately funded, advanced nuclear engineering company will invest $100 million and create 55 jobs to deploy the reactor at the East Tennessee Technology Park.