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To: puppypusher

I believe that the Seawolf (SSN 575) was a US Nuclear Submarine with a liquid sodium core.

Problems, problems, problems.

Something about keeping it liquid all the time, interaction with water, bad zoomies, etc.

They replaced the sodium core with a regular naval nuclear core and the sub had an illustrious career doing the Blind Man’s Bluff thing.


30 posted on 06/08/2010 8:17:04 PM PDT by montomike (Politics should be about service and not a lucrative, money-making opportunity!)
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To: montomike; neverdem; patton; CholeraJoe; Doohickey; CPOSharky; EODGUY
They replaced the sodium core with a regular naval nuclear core and the sub had an illustrious career doing the Blind Man’s Bluff thing.

Yes.

I can confirm and cannot deny that I worked on the Seawolf nuclear plant (the new one) during those Blind Man's Bluff years at Mare Island - which I can neither confirm or deny actually happened. 8<)

34 posted on 06/08/2010 9:05:37 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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