SAVANNAH REACTOR PERFORMANCE
May 5, 1964 - March 10, 1965
90% of the 308 days the reactor was available for use and was critical.
95.5% of the 308 days the reactor was operating or in a planned outage.
99.8% of the 130 days at sea the reactor was operating.
1.1% of the 131 scheduled days at sea the reactor was inoperative.
Scheduled departure was held up until one time for 28 hours.
All 35 port arrivals were on schedule.
There were 3 scrams at sea - total downtime of 6 hours.
During the last 3 months of operation, there were no scrams.
C. P. Patterson 5/27/65
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N.S. SAVANNAH
PORT DEMONSTRATION VISITS
1962 - 1965
Yorktown
4,613*
2-1 to 8-21-62
Oslo
30,874
8-18 to 8-24
Savannah
38,268
8-22 to 8-28
Copenhagen
44,956
8-25 to 9-1
Norfolk
18,394
8-30 to 9-4
Halsingborg
22,964
9-1 to 9-4
Panama Canal
134
9-18
Malmo
30,401
9-4 to 9-8
Seattle
55,999
10-1 to 10-21
San Francisco
39,957
11-18 to 11-26
New York
3,106
9-17 to 9-22
Long Beach
25,867
11-27 to 12-10
Los Angeles
16,494
12-11 to 12-17
Rotterdam
50,929
9-30 to 10-6
Honolulu
21,581
12-22 to 12-28
Antwerp
50,578
10-6 to 10-12
Portland
34,915
1-4 to 1-10-63
LeHavre
11,090
10-13 to 10-19
San Diego
42,378
1-14 to 1-22
Balboa, C.Z.
8,292
1-29 to 1-31
Brooklyn
38,842
10-26 to 11-3
Galveston
37,136
2-5-63 to 5-17-63
Philadelphia
42,575
11-4 to 11-8
Subtotal
344,628
Lisbon
35,389
11-17 to 11-23
AEIL Operation
Barcelona
25,454
11-25 to 12-1
Naples
22,616
12-2 to 12-8
Galveston
7,342
3-21-64 to 5-4-64
Houston
40,894
5-5 to 5-10
New York
219
12-18 to 12-22
New Orleans
14,883
5-14 to 5-16
Wilmington
13,919
12-23 to 12-29
Baltimore
28,792
5-20 to 5-24
Charleston
17,195
12-30 to 1-3-65
Boston
21,286
5-26 to 6-1
Jacksonville
47,460
1-4 to 1-14
New York
36,030
6-1 to 6-8
San Juan, P.R.
15,381
1-17 to 1-21
Bremerhaven
30,390
6-18 to 6-23
Piraeus-Athens
38,976
2-2 to 2-7
Hamburg
49,919
6-23 to 6-29
Dublin
40,585
7-2 to 7-6
Hoboken
258
2-18 to 2-23
Southampton
32,742
7-7 to 7-12
Pt. Everglades
48,535
2-25 to 3-3
Mobile
18,597
3-5 to 3-9
Hoboken
33,001
7-20 to 7-30
Galveston
27,037
3-10 to 8-20-65
Providence
38,871
7-31 to 8-4
Subtotal
1,045,452
Portland
33,066
8-5 to 8-9
Total Visitors All Ports - 1,389,780
*Includes Demonstration Run Passengers.
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OBJECTIVES OF N.S. SAVANNAH
1. To demonstrate advanced technology and peaceful use of nuclear energy for U. S. prestige.
2. To provide a working test-bed/laboratory to be used as a tool in creating advanced ships.
3. To establish acceptable standards in:
a) Design of ship and reactor.
b) Operating practices.
c) Manning.
d) Port entry and operation.
e) Safety of crew, passengers, and general public.
4. To establish necessary acceptance terms under which foreign ports could be entered.
5. To establish acceptance by passengers, authorities, and general public as well as cargo shippers.
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SAVANNAH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. Established necessary design functions.
2. Established one acceptable means for performing functions.
3. Established acceptable port operating procedures in both U.S. and abroad.
4. Established availability of insurance and pattern of foreign 3rd party nuclear liability coverage.
5. Established acceptance by passengers, port authorities, cargo shippers, harbor workers and general public.
6. Established regulatory procedures, inspection standards and training requirements.
7. Established manning to be a direct function of ship layout and service, and reduced manning for commercial operation.
8. Established acceptable standards of safety for passengers, workers, and general public.
9. Established the high degree of reliability and performance of nuclear power.
10. Established contractual terms for Government-supported private operation and fulfilled requirements for AEC License for regular commercial service.
11. Established the means by which very high performance commercial ships can be achieved.
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PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS FOR PORT OPERATION OF NUCLEAR SHIPS
1. High standard of reactor containment.
2. Ship mobility under emergency conditions.
3. Adequate in-port manning.
4. Adequate control of environment.
5. High standard of crew training.
6. High standard of equipment condition.
7. Availability of professional reactor engineering advice.
8. Approved Specific operating plan.
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SKILLS NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR SHIP OPERATION
1. Reactor Operation
2. Reactor Management
3. Port Operations Analysis
4. Cold Water Chemistry
5. Radiochemistry
6. Health Physics
7. Instr./Electrical Officers
8. Mechanical Maintenance
9. New Equipment Training
10. Nuclear Safety Analysis
11. Regulatory Compliance
12. Security & Traffic Control
13. Public Events
14. Refueling Technique
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DISTRIBUTION OF SKILLS
1.
Engineering Officers
Nuclear Safety Reactor Operation Reactor Management Port Analysis Water Chemistry
