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The Nuclear Ship Savannah / First Atomic Merchant Ship, One of the World's Safest Ships

Chapters (34)
  1. the nuclear ship SAVANNAH 0:00
  2. SAFETY POLICY BASIC 1:21
  3. SAFETY FACTORS 3:11
  4. HULL AND INTERIOR STRUCTURE 4:22
  5. VITAL COMPONENTS DUPLICATED 5:45
  6. COLLISION POSSIBILITY LOW 7:53
  7. SINKING, GROUNDING WEIGHED 9:16
  8. RADIATION SHIELDING 10:45
  9. PRIMARY SHIELDING 11:51
  10. SECONDARY SHIELDING 12:40
  11. CONTAINMENT SHELL 12:58
  12. CONTAINMENT SHELL AIR CONDITIONING 14:21
  13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15:38
  14. RADIATION MONITORING 16:29
  15. POWER-PLANT MONITORING 16:52
  16. TANKS HOLD LIQUID WASTE 18:18
  17. REACTOR CONTROL AND SAFETY SYSTEMS 19:53
  18. INSTRUMENTS DOUBLE CHECKED 21:07
  19. REACTOR SAFETY SYSTEM 21:42
  20. SHORTER THAN A SAFE PERIOD 22:24
  21. EXCESSIVE POWER 22:58
  22. EXCESSIVE RISE OR FALL IN PRESSURE 23:18
  23. EXCESSIVE OUTLET PRESSURE 23:43
  24. LOSS OF FLOW 23:59
  25. LOSS OF POWER TO SAFETY CIRCUITS 24:25
  26. LOSS OF POWER TO CONTROL ROD DRIVES 24:47
  27. WASTE STORAGE AND HANDLING 26:24
  28. GAS FILTERED, MONITORED 27:56
  29. HEALTH PHYSICS MONITORING SYSTEM 28:55
  30. AUXILIARY SYSTEMS 30:43
  31. EXTRA EMERGENCY POWER 31:53
  32. TAKE-HOME POWER 33:06
  33. N.S. SAVANNAH MANNED FOR SAFETY 33:38
  34. Transcriber’s Notes 36:19
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Narrator
Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length
37 min
Language
English
Added
November 14, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg