The Ikea in Philadelphia has a unique neighbor.Submitted by Cabton t3_zultnw in philadelphia
machinerer t1_j1kp8e5 wrote
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To the best of my knowledge, only a few Navies of the world operate nuclear powered warships.
I have never heard of any civilian vessel having such technology. The cost is enormous, and the safety regulations involved are quite taxing and severe.
blowjob215 t1_j1kpxj7 wrote
Yeah, you’re right on all points. I think my mind connected the dots from “built in the 1950’s,” “fire-proof” and “speed record holder” to erroneously conclude it must have been nuclear-powered. TIL it was made of aluminum, and had tremendous fuel capacity—i.e. fossil fueled, not atomic.
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