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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.9.142

Technical and Policy Lessons for the Domestic Future Nuclear-powered Submarine learned from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program  

Park, Jin-Won (Integrated Design Division, Haneol Solution Co., Ltd.)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.9, 2019 , pp. 142-149 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the early 2000s, the Korean government first attempted to acquire nuclear-powered submarines as strategic assets. Acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines must overcome the challenges of the initial costs and operating costs of trillions of US dollars per ship, must be agreed to by the international community (including neighboring countries) and in a national consensus, and must have an established technical infrastructure (including manpower). The US navy has been working with governments that want to acquire nuclear propulsion warships since the 1950s, and in 1982, they enacted an executive order called the United States Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program to consolidate efforts and prepare for the future, which sets out the organizational structure, authority, and responsibilities of US governmental management, and integrates national efforts. This paper is to gain valuable wisdom from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program by analyzing all of its histories and contributions, thereby providing valuable lessons for a future program in Korea. It might not be possible to follow the U.S.A. one-on-one because of the scale of national and military forces, but at least we can avoid time and effort spent on trial and error.
Keywords
Submarine; Propulsion; Nuclear; NNPE; Rickover; SSN; Lesson Learned;
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