S1W reactor, a type of naval reactor used by the United States Navy
Under the leadership of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Naval Reactors followed a concurrent design strategy, with the design and construction of the S1W reactor taking place ahead of the design and construction of the Nautilus.
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Following the commissioning of the USS Nautilus, the S1W plant was operated to support plant testing and training of operators.
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In the early 1950s, the very first full-scale prototype nuclear plant for shipboard use, called S1W Prototype, was constructed to test the feasibility of using nuclear power aboard submarines.