In a head-on fight between the Nimitz and the Shandong, there is little doubt that the American carrier would destroy the ...

Meanwhile, nuclear propulsion is literally the only ... with the latter having enough steam from its two A4W reactors for 104 MW per pair of propellers, leaving a few hundred MW of electrical ...

The state is considering allowing mass-produced reactors, defying economics and logic. The hype is built on magical thinking.

For propulsion it relies on two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, which power four steam turbines and can generate 260,000 horsepower. Nimitz’s top speed is 31.5 knots. Not bad for a boat ...