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The S1B reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on Columbia-class submarines.[1] The S1B designation stands for:
- S = Submarine platform
- 1 = First generation core designed by the contractor
- B = Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation is the contracted designer
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2011) |
This pressurized water nuclear reactor, developed at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, is designed to have increased energy density and to operate for 40 years without refueling.
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