Abstract
ABSTRACT The principal drivers in U.S. submarine design over the past 30 years are the size and weight requirements of the propulsion system. Almost half the submarine's volume and dimensions are fixed by the propulsion plant design, limiting what can be done with the rest of the platform. NASA has developed a Space Reactor Power System (SRPS) design using new technologies for applications requiring lightweight, high power systems. A concept evaluation comparing a pressurized water reactor design to a propulsion system based on a current SRPS design demonstrates tremendous potential savings in the size and displacement of the submarine, and thus the cost, without losing any mission capabilities. Adapting SRPS technology to submarine use would provide tremendous design flexibility, potentially leading to the next milestone in submarine design.
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