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Nuclear power to propel a vehicle
Nuclear propulsion includes a wide variety of propulsion methods that use some form of nuclear reaction as their primary power source. Many aircraft carriers
Nuclear_propulsion
Propulsion system for marine vessels utilizing a nuclear powerplant
Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor. The power plant heats water to produce steam for
Nuclear_marine_propulsion
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion Helios (propulsion system) NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) Nuclear propulsion Nuclear salt-water
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
U.S. project 1946–1961
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) program and the preceding Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project worked to develop a nuclear propulsion
Aircraft_Nuclear_Propulsion
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
as of 2025[update], no nuclear thermal rocket has flown. Whereas all early applications for nuclear thermal rocket propulsion used fission processes,
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Proposed nuclear pulse propulsion through antimatter-catalyzed nuclear chain reactions
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion, antiproton-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion, ACMF: Antiproton-Catalyzed Microfission-Fusion and AIM:
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Flying machine that relies on thrust generated from nuclear energy
used, as with ordinary chemical propulsion. During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union researched nuclear-powered bomber aircraft, the greater
Nuclear-powered_aircraft
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
A nuclear electric rocket (more properly nuclear electric propulsion) is a type of spacecraft propulsion system where thermal energy from a nuclear reactor
Nuclear_electric_rocket
Nuclear propulsion project
and energy module\unit", NPPS in English) is an under development nuclear propulsion spacecraft with the intention to facilitate the transportation of
TEM_(nuclear_propulsion)
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. In-space propulsion is used in the vacuum of space after
Spacecraft_propulsion
Submarine powered by a nuclear reactor
advantages over "conventional" (typically diesel-electric) submarines. Nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the
Nuclear_submarine
Community to maintain U.S. Navy nuclear reactors
States Navy Nuclear Propulsion community consists of naval officers and enlisted members who are specially trained to run and maintain the nuclear reactors
United States Navy Nuclear Propulsion
United_States_Navy_Nuclear_Propulsion
Propulsion system for submarines which operates without access to atmospheric oxygen
Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without
Air-independent_propulsion
Rocket driven by nuclear fusion power
more complex rockets. Fusion nuclear pulse propulsion is one approach to using nuclear fusion energy to provide propulsion. Fusion's main advantage is
Fusion_rocket
Space exploration using nuclear energy
Nuclear power in space is the use of nuclear power onboard spacecraft, for electricity, heat, or propulsion. The most common type is a radioisotope thermoelectric
Nuclear_power_in_space
Canceled NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter's icy moons
include a nuclear electric propulsion system named HiPEP with power provided by a small 200 kWe fission power system. The nuclear propulsion program was
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Orbiter
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
with a diesel-electric propulsion plant in 1986. Most new-build ships with steam turbines are specialist vessels such as nuclear-powered vessels, and certain
Marine_propulsion
Proposed nuclear-powered spacecraft
spacecraft intended to be the first nuclear fission-powered interplanetary mission and to demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Announced in
Space_Reactor‑1_Freedom
U.S. Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
seeking to leverage nuclear propulsion to drastically reduce travel time to deep-space destinations such as Mars. Nuclear thermal propulsion was expected to
Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations
Demonstration_Rocket_for_Agile_Cislunar_Operations
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
needed] Space tether tugs Due to weight issues such as shielding, many nuclear propulsion systems are unable to lift their own weight, and hence are unsuitable
Single-stage-to-orbit
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive ions from
Ion_thruster
United States federal government agency
provides the United States Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and
National Nuclear Security Administration
National_Nuclear_Security_Administration
Rockets using antimatter as their power source
antimatter propulsion spacecraft is a proposed hypothetical class of space technology that utilize antimatter for power within spacecraft propulsion. There
Antimatter propulsion spacecraft
Antimatter_propulsion_spacecraft
U.S. government office
Naval Reactors (NR), which administers the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, is an umbrella term for the U.S. government office that has comprehensive
Naval_Reactors
Proposed rocket propulsion mechanism
propulsion nozzle at a very high speed, creating thrust. In a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR), thrust is created by heating a fluid by using a nuclear fission
Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
US nuclear ramjet project, 1957–1964
of nuclear powered aircraft and missiles as part of its Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion project, which was coordinated by the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Office
Project_Pluto
US Nuclear thermal rocket engine project (1956–1973)
"establish a technology base for nuclear rocket engine systems to be utilized in the design and development of propulsion systems for space mission application"
NERVA
Proposed submarines of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy
payment to the United Kingdom to acquire long-lead items for the nuclear propulsion systems of Australia’s first two SSN-AUKUS submarines under the AUKUS
SSN-AUKUS
Extinct US government agency
The United States Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO) was a US government agency created in 1961 in response to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's
Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
Space_Nuclear_Propulsion_Office
US Navy admiral
United States Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the
Hyman_G._Rickover
Navy with ships powered by nuclear energy
A nuclear navy, or nuclear-powered navy, refers to the portion of a navy consisting of naval ships powered by nuclear marine propulsion. The concept was
Nuclear_navy
Class of Russian battlecruisers
use nuclear propulsion with two conventional boilers installed as a backup in case of reactor failure, known as "Combined nuclear and steam propulsion system"
Kirov-class_battlecruiser
Planned U.S Navy attack submarines
for nuclear propulsion (a 97% increase). Congress appropriated $321.9 million for general class development and $319.7 million for nuclear propulsion. The
SSN(X)-class_submarine
US Navy cruiser research program
big enough to accommodate ballistic defense weapons, and a possible nuclear propulsion system. In July 2007 came the first suggestions that the AOA might
CG(X)
Planned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy
the programme, which was underway, would decide the propulsion system of the ship. Nuclear propulsion was being considered as well. Additionally, the Navy
INS_Vishal
American experimental plane (1955–61)
Crusader", it was created for the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program, to show the feasibility of a nuclear-powered bomber. Its development ended with
Convair_NB-36H
NASA nuclear electric propulsion project 2003–2006
to develop nuclear-powered systems for long-duration space missions. This was NASA's first serious foray into nuclear spacecraft propulsion since the cancellation
Project_Prometheus
Type of ship
A nuclear-powered icebreaker is an icebreaker with an onboard nuclear power plant that produces power for the vessel's propulsion system. Although more
Nuclear-powered_icebreaker
Rating in the U.S. Navy
main propulsion division, etc. in some ships), commonly referred to simply as M-Division or MP-Division. On surface nuclear ships, propulsion mechanics
Machinist's_mate
are both four-star admirals. Additionally the director of the naval nuclear propulsion program is a four-star admiral if they are a Navy officer. For the
List of active duty United States four-star officers
List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers
Hypothetical type of spacecraft
A nuclear lightbulb is a hypothetical type of spacecraft engine using a gaseous fission reactor to achieve nuclear propulsion. Specifically, it would
Nuclear_lightbulb
Arrangement of marine propulsion systems that generators generate electricity
series hybrid electric propulsion, instead of parallel. Some newer nuclear-powered warships also use a form of IEP. A nuclear power plant produces the
Integrated electric propulsion
Integrated_electric_propulsion
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion,
Nuclear_reactor
American nuclear-powered commercial ship (1959–72)
intact examples of the Atoms for Peace program. Nuclear marine propulsion § Civilian nuclear ships Nuclear power United States Merchant Marine Academy "NS
NS_Savannah
Rocket engine that uses photons to propel a spacecraft
In a traditional nuclear photonic rocket, an onboard nuclear reactor would generate such high temperatures that the blackbody radiation from the reactor
Nuclear_photonic_rocket
Indian national space and aeronautics agency
frame is 5–7 years after Gaganyaan mission, to develop electric and nuclear propulsion for satellites and spacecraft to reduce their weight and extend their
ISRO
Mechanism where confined high-speed particles confer energy to a vehicle
Beam-powered propulsion, also known as directed energy propulsion, is a class of aircraft or spacecraft propulsion that uses energy beamed to the spacecraft
Beam-powered_propulsion
United States admiral (born 1944)
of Naval Nuclear Propulsion. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2009 for his leadership in the design of nuclear-reactor
Frank_Bowman
Military unit
The Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) is a program element of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and is responsible for educating enlisted
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
Naval_Nuclear_Power_Training_Command
Type of spacecraft propulsion using electrical energy to accelerate propellant
Spacecraft electric propulsion encompasses spacecraft propulsion systems that use electric energy to accelerate and expel propellant, generating thrust
Spacecraft electric propulsion
Spacecraft_electric_propulsion
Brazil - France partnership
(diesel-electric propulsion) and the first Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine. The program will make Brazil one of the few countries to have nuclear technology
Submarine_Development_Program
Below is a list of nuclear powered aircraft and concepts: Trakimavičius, Lukas. "The Future Role of Nuclear Propulsion in the Military" (PDF). NATO Energy
List of nuclear-powered aircraft
List_of_nuclear-powered_aircraft
Spacecraft propulsion system by NASA. 50kW Hall-effect thrusters, now for Lunar Gateway
maneuvers. The AEPS will serve as nuclear electric propulsion for Space Reactor-1 Freedom. Solar-electric propulsion has been shown to be reliable and
Advanced Electric Propulsion System
Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_System
US proposed nuclear-powered plane (1950s)
would not be limited by liquid jet fuel. In May 1946, the Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project was started by the United States
Convair_X-6
Submarine that can launch ballistic missiles
so-called nuclear submarines, which does not refer to a submarine carrying nuclear weapons, but instead refers to submarines with a nuclear propulsion engine
Ballistic_missile_submarine
US Navy fast attack submarine class
Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement (ENNPIA) treaty to share classified information about nuclear propulsion. On 13 March 2023
Virginia-class_submarine
US Air Force strategic bomber (1949–1959)
tested the world's first operation of an onboard nuclear reactor under the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program, ahead of the unrealized X-6. B-36s trialled
Convair_B-36_Peacemaker
Technical school operated by the U.S. Navy
a final approval via a direct interview with the Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, a unique eight-year, four-star admiral position which was originally
Nuclear_Power_School
Polish mathematician and physicist (1909–1984)
invented the Monte Carlo method of computation, and championed nuclear pulse propulsion. In pure and applied mathematics, he proved a number of theorems
Stanisław_Ulam
U.S. Navy admiral
is a United States Navy admiral, serving as director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program since 10 January 2024. He most recently served as commander
William_J._Houston
U.S. government classification system
Restricted Data (FRD), Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information (TFNI), and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI)". LII / Legal Information Institute
Classified information in the United States
Classified_information_in_the_United_States
Australia–UK–US security partnership
latest French nuclear-powered attack submarine, the Barracuda class, which required converting the nuclear propulsion to conventional propulsion. Another difference
AUKUS
Proposed successor to the Saturn V rocket
standard 100,000 kg (230,000 lb) of propellant, and one J-2 engine. Nuclear propulsion in the third stage and toroidal J-2 engines in the second and third
Saturn_MLV
United States Department of Energy nuclear reactor facility
United States Department of Energy-Naval Reactors facility where three nuclear propulsion prototypes A1W, S1W and S5G were located. It is contractor-operated
Naval_Reactors_Facility
(retired); cruiser CG: Guided Missile Cruiser CGN: Guided Missile Cruiser (Nuclear-Propulsion) CL: Light Cruiser (retired) CLAA: Antiaircraft Cruiser (retired)
List_of_hull_classifications
Russian nuclear submarine
Petersburg, is about 24 meters long with a diameter of 2 (estimated). The nuclear propulsion system is a small 8 megawatt liquid metal cooled reactor, which allows
Russian_submarine_Belgorod
initiative to master the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear propulsion to be used in a Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine. The PNM is distinct from, but directly
Brazilian Navy Nuclear Program
Brazilian_Navy_Nuclear_Program
development of nuclear power plants and ensure their high ground tests; Work began on a new generation of high-power electric propulsion and high specific
Anatoliy_Koroteyev
Proposed French aircraft carrier
nuclear propulsion was not an option: the British government rejected nuclear propulsion as too costly. Before cancellation, the carrier's propulsion
French_aircraft_carrier_PA2
new propulsion systems, fuels, and sonar, propelled an increase in submarine technology. The introduction of the diesel engine, then the nuclear submarine
History_of_submarines
France future aircraft carrier project
officially announced the start of the PANG programme, and the selection of nuclear propulsion for the new ship. In 2022, Naval Group released new renderings of
French aircraft carrier France Libre
French_aircraft_carrier_France_Libre
Retired U.S. Navy admiral (born 1953)
dual-hatted position of Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion and Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Donald previously
Kirkland_H._Donald
Underwater weapon carrying a nuclear warhead
A nuclear torpedo is a torpedo armed with a nuclear warhead. The idea behind equipping a torpedo with a nuclear warhead was to create a much bigger explosive
Nuclear_torpedo
Nuclear-powered cruise missile
that the Burevestnik uses a ramjet engine, which, unlike usual nuclear weapon propulsion systems, constantly emits radioactive exhaust. Stratfor, an American
9M730_Burevestnik
Retired U.S. Navy admiral, 31st Chief of Naval Operations
of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program from November 2, 2012, to August 14, 2015. While serving as Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, itself a joint
John_M._Richardson_(admiral)
Form of beam-powered propulsion
energy source. Onboard laser propulsion involves using lasers in nuclear fusion or ionizing interstellar gas for propulsion. The basic concepts underlying
Laser_propulsion
U.S. project to build a nuclear thermal rocket
Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO), a joint agency of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and NASA. Project Rover became part of NASA's Nuclear Engine
Project_Rover
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier (active 1968–2007)
conventionally-powered carrier built for the Navy, as all carriers since have had nuclear propulsion. Commissioned in 1968, the ship was named after John F. Kennedy, the
USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
making a generation ship. Hypothetical interstellar propulsion systems include nuclear pulse propulsion, fission-fragment rocket, fusion rocket, beamed solar
Interstellar_travel
Chemical element with atomic number 95 (Am)
gauges. Several unusual applications, such as nuclear batteries or fuel for space ships with nuclear propulsion, have been proposed for the isotope 242mAm
Americium
Type of nuclear fission reactor
reactors have been used for military use since the 1950s for nuclear marine propulsion. The thermal output of the largest naval reactor as of 2025 is
Small_modular_reactor
CVS (Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier) and CVN (Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Propulsion)). Beginning with the Forrestal class (CV-59 to present), all carriers
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy
spacecraft that would combine beamed-powered propulsion, electromagnetic propulsion, and nuclear propulsion. The spacecraft would include a light sail,
Solar_One_(interstellar)
Former uranium enrichment plant in Pike County, Ohio, USA
the U.S. nuclear weapons program, and Navy nuclear propulsion. In later years, it produced low-enriched uranium for fuel for commercial nuclear power reactors
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Portsmouth_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
Argentine submarine class
Garcia Pedroche (2010-07-23). "Retomarían Proyecto de Submarino de Propulsión Nuclear". FuerzasAeronavales.com (in Spanish). Fuerzas Aeronavales. Archived
TR-1700-class_submarine
Type of nuclear reactor
initiation of the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee to develop nuclear propulsion for submarines. The first
Pressurized_water_reactor
Research and development facility for the US Navy in Niskayuna, New York
Niskayuna, New York and dedicated to the support of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. KAPL was instituted in 1946 under a contract between General
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Knolls_Atomic_Power_Laboratory
Possible future technology
fusion propulsion Nano electrokinetic thruster Nanoship Non-rocket spacelaunch Nuclear electric rocket Nuclear lightbulb Nuclear photonic rocket Nuclear pulse
List of hypothetical technologies
List_of_hypothetical_technologies
Type of electric propulsion
A plasma propulsion engine is a type of electric propulsion that generates thrust from a quasi-neutral plasma. This is in contrast with ion thruster engines
Plasma_propulsion_engine
Spanish Navy submarine class
characteristics of this class of ships place them at a level close to those of nuclear propulsion.[citation needed] The lead boat in the class, the Isaac Peral [es]
S-80_Plus-class_submarine
Spacecraft design
intended to fly to and enter orbit around Alpha Centauri B powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. Developed by the US Naval Academy and NASA, from 1987 to 1988
Project_Longshot
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier nuclear reactor
"Nuclear Power Plant Project Construction -". Bechtel. Retrieved 6 November 2016. "Nuclear-Powered Ships: Nuclear Propulsion Systems". World Nuclear Association
A1B_reactor
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
United States Navy admiral
in the United States Navy who last served as director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a job once held by the program's creator, Admiral Hyman G
James_F._Caldwell_Jr.
Physical and science fiction concept
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (BPP) from 1996 through 2002. This program studied a number of "far out" designs for space propulsion that were not
Anti-gravity
Feasibility experiment for aircraft nuclear propulsion
experimental nuclear reactor designed to test the feasibility of fluid-fuel, high-temperature, high-power-density reactors for the propulsion of supersonic
Aircraft_Reactor_Experiment
Canceled Australian submarine class
variations in ocean climate and conditions) and rejection of nuclear marine propulsion had led it to operate the Collins-class, the world's largest diesel-electric
Attack-class_submarine
Future class of US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarines
2010. Retrieved 6 February 2013. Bowman (ADM USN, Director Naval Nuclear Propulsion), Frank "Skip" (Fall 2000). "Undersea Warfare Fall 2000, Vol 3, No
Columbia-class_submarine
Proposed American battleship class
battleships at the Newport News shipyard, due to the battleships' nuclear propulsion; the House Armed Services Committee wrote legislation that suggested
Trump-class_battleship
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King; Person Having Power of Knowledge
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v. t.
To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.
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A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
superl.
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
superl.
Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
v. t.
To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
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Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
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A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
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Alt. of Nuclear
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A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
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To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
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Having a nucleus; nucleated.
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Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason
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Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
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Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
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Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
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In a clear manner; plainly.
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Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
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Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.