S6W reactor
The S6W reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S6W designation stands for:
This pressurized water reactor was prototyped in the land-based S8G plant at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory's Kesselring Site in West Milton, NY starting in March 1994. It has a shaft horsepower output of 45,000 shp.
The three ships of the Seawolf class USS Seawolf, USS Connecticut, and USS Jimmy Carter submarines were built with S6W reactors.Design
