Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

Creator

  • Author: O'Rourke, Ronald
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in Naval Affairs

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2010-03-29

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report discusses the possibility of increasing the number of Navy surface ships powered by nuclear energy, including the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser. The report explores a 2006 Navy study that discusses budget considerations, the cost of a nuclear-powered ship compared to a ship powered by crude oil, and other suggestions relating to this proposed expansion. The overall report has a specific emphasis on the planned CG(X) cruiser, and how the implementation of this cruiser may be delayed by current budget proposals.
  • Physical Description: 32 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Cruisers
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Defense budgets
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Defense economics
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Nuclear warships
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Transportation
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Warships
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Weapons systems

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RL33946
  • Accession or Local Control No: RL33946_2010Mar29
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc503525
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