boomer overhauls

A thread of 2 messages, 29 January 1992 to 30 January 1992, in the order they were sent.

#3602 boomer overhauls

Steve Higginbotham · 29 January 1992

>Maybe Steve Higginbotham can give us a clue as to how long Boomers go
>bettween overhauls?

A boomer goes five to ten years between major overhauls.  The reactor is
refuelled every 15 years (more or less).  Minor overhauls happen every two
to three years.  Maintenance happens 18+ hours of every day underway, and
perhaps 12-15 hours per day in port.


>Scott Kellogg
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My God!  Someone else watches that show!?!

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#3623 Re: Boomers

Hans Rancke-Madsen · 30 January 1992 · reply to #3602

Steve Higginbotham writes:
> [Scott Kellogg:]
> >Maybe Steve Higginbotham can give us a clue as to how long Boomers go
> >bettween overhauls?
>
> A boomer goes five to ten years between major overhauls.  The reactor is
> refuelled every 15 years (more or less).  Minor overhauls happen every two
> to three years.  Maintenance happens 18+ hours of every day underway, and
> perhaps 12-15 hours per day in port.

So at least my extra durability suggestion is not all that unreasonable.

(Btw. what's a Boomer?)


      Hans Rancke
University of Copenhagen
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