The Power of a Nuclear Submarine
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2025
- For 30 years of services this nuclear submarine will never be refueled!
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North Korean subs run on hopes and dreams
Russian Subs run on sea water.
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It seems that after explaining. People still dont get the joke 🤷♀
I remember hearing that one of them got captured by a South Korean fishing boat
@@dylantrashmint8379 and they committed suicide before they opened it I think too
North Korean subs are the most dangerous because you can’t find them 🤣🤣🤣😂
More like tears and fear.
You don’t need to HAVE mineable Uranium, you just need friends that can supply it every 30 years .
All uranium is mineable the key is to mine it and make it "rich" so you can use it amd they do it to filtering the wrong neutrons away from uranium and boom now you have nuclear uranium
You don't even need that, there are designs (and I'm sure they're going to eventually be implemented into subs) for thorium based nuclear reactors, which is pretty much everywhere, cheap as dirt, and runs constantly with a small bit of plutonium or another radioactive substance
And since its a radioactive daughter of Uranium, it could use some nuclear waste to provide more energy, reducing the overall nuclear waste emissions of these subs, and thereby create more hidden subs, as they'd have to store/dump less material that could lead to detection
And I'm sure further research on these by a government agency, no matter how corrupt it may get in the long run, would eventually benefit the public as a whole
@@_muppelpuppel_9773 when physics gives us more fuel from fuel
@@coolnationusa786 Hell yeah, its an underrated form of energy, and has alot of exploration required.
We may even be able to run reactor cores to lead one day (the final daughter), meaning near perfect fission
We've even started doing successful fusion, meaning we could capture the rouge atoms (which is mostly helium and hydrogen) from the radiation, and fuse it for more energy
This means for every mol (unit of measurement dictating a certain amount of molecules in a system) of uranium, then thorium, then radium, with every change to the 14 daughters of uranium, every mol changed leaves a mol of helium or hydrogen in the form of Alpha radiation (some decays leave beta radiation instead, but you should get the general gist)
TL;DR/I didnt understand the rambling; With every generation of Alpha radiation, we have 1 mol of fuel for Fusion energy for every mol of Fission energy used
Meaning we could theoretically have subs that could run until long after the 10th crew dies before having to refuel
From 1984 till 1988 i was the commanding officer of a submarine...we where stationed in my mom's bathtub.... i still miss these days. Amazing memories
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My friend is still on a Los Angeles class and yes they get refueled, who told you they don't?
Dude he is so wrong the fuel lasts 25 years and Its 30 knots not mph man doesn't know anything
@James Hockett yeah thats what I figured. I was on tanks not ships but my friend has been on subs since 1997 and he has not been on a sub that had to refuel.
I thought they never got refueled. I guess I was wrong
@mike carpentier I am sure some do since their fuel only is good for 25 years or so but if it was all the time imagine how dangerous and how time consuming it would be. Plus a subs lifespan before they are replaced and decommissioned by a better model is not going to be over 25 years typically.
Boomers have been refueled multiple times, same with fast attacks. Not because they're supposed to be, but because the government is trash when it comes to forward planning. These subs were meant to be recycled after the end of their core life.
“Subs never need to refuel, but it has to refuel every 30 years”
You got your PhD at HardFord university
No after 30yrs the sub is retired. So it never gets refueled
The sub will be decommissioned long before the 30 years of fuel runs out
@@DontGoogleDinosaurWith500Teeth absolutely wrong.
@@joebarbaro1545 go back to your fortnite
@@joebarbaro1545 Clown🤡🤡🤡🤡
My Uncle was on the USS Pennsylvania and he will tell you that most information on nuclear submarines are highly classified
I've been on that one! I was doing boat tours to get qualified lol
@@gballs69 Yeah turns out it takes more than that lol
So what??
especially the screw....
My uncle was on the uss scamp, pretty sure they were built around the same time👌
Nuclear submarines:
I got 99 problems but refueling ain’t one.
Fun thought: crews on nuclear powered subs will likely be some of the last survivors of a nuclear apocalypse.
They ABSOLUTLEY get refueled.... I watched it happen in shipyard -.-
Yes its obvious that all subs built 30 years ago would have to be refueled as the video explains. That's everything built before 1998 and there are many.
@@about2mount they get refueled a lot sooner than that but okay. Like every 7 years or so during major refits.
The Virginia class submarine is designed with a core lifetime of ~33 years which is the expected lifetime of the entire hull. They aren't designed to be refueled but retired when the fuel runs out. The upcoming Ohio replacement is expected to be built in the same manner.
There have been a lot of advances in nuclear science and it's not only way cheaper to do it this way, it frees up tons of dry-dock space on land as well as physical space on the boat which now doesn't have to be designed to allow "easily" removing the core.
The Ohio class boats are getting refueled at about 20 years. This clip is total garbage.
@@DumpsterPanda01 While perhaps lacking some specific context that allowed you to think it was referring to all submarines, the video does mention that it is referring to a sub yet to be commissioned. The U.S. isn't building or planning to build any subs that will be refueled and hasn't for more than two decades.
They just get refuled every 30 years. I think the intention is that it is also a part of a major upgrade, like how they do it with aircraft carriers, so while you are refueling it you also upgrade everything else
Columbia class is planned to have a life of hull reactor so the next gen will likely not refuel the core in lifetime. All current American subs do refuel though.
You voted for it‼️
Although they are only 12 nuclear powered aircraft carriers compared to hundreds of nuclear powered sub
Spain, we have more uranium than all Europe, we could help, if we mined it and weren't anti-nuclear, each day I go crazier
One of the best countries i ever visited..only made it to Rota, with the Navy..but i liked spain alot
honestly, just do it, who gives a fuck about the opinion of some lefty soyjacks
I'm in Spain without the S.
No one can think of a green future without nuclear
Australia ; how much Uranium you want and for how long ? we have plenty
USS Pennsylvania has been going since 2001 (I think. Correct me if I'm wrong) and hasn't needed fuel since. They say the only limited supplies they have is food for the crew
Why don’t we use thorium more abundant less wasteful and gives out the same energy
You forgot that diesel subs are the most silent
You're half right, Diesel-ELECTRIC subs are quieter while using only electric, however when using diesel or on the surface, it is significantly louder than nuclear subs
@@idklolz5418 quieter, deadlier.. whatever happens to sub after it successfully delivers its mission in war time does not matter.
@@skelethornbro well, you could use it for future missions..
@@skelethornbro it needs to be quiet to successfully complete the mission. A loud sub is a dead sub
@@idklolz5418 you're right
It does get refueled. It’s why they track EFPH and adjust start up Rod heights.
I wish Australia got into developing nuclear submarines. We have so much uranium, but our government prohibited the development of non-medical nuclear technology decades ago.
So much? Unless some other country has found new deposits recently we have the largest deposits in the world we're practically hogging a good portion of the world's uranium supply.
Australia has to drag along too much cargo to be effective
@@phalanx3803 And all being exported out rather cheaply.. as the iron ore is too I'm told..
@@jacquelinejanz5792How so!?
Another disadvantage is that it does create more noise than a diesel running on battery. Basically the only advantage for a diesel is that. Almost impossible to detect one of those running on battery.
There is that new on uses Stirling engines supposedly that thing is pretty damn quite even when running.
It could also surface, and recharge a ships anti air laser, and anti ship rail gun. It could also intercept a stage 1 ICBM. We should also put lasers is space to counter an ICBM there.
They can technically be refueled but to do so they need to cut off the entire reactor segment of the sub including the hull and replace it
Knots. When you are referring to aircraft or ships/submarines you use knots as the unit of speed.
If you ever get captured just “*nuclear core meltdown initiated*”
High speed eh.....30 mph...😂😂
Cruising for life
Diesel is still pretty good.
It is a lot quieter than nuclear.
However just as the video mentioned,
It can only be submerged for a few days at best and has a low range as it can only travel so far before needing to visit a port.
Nuclear are a bit louder but better for long distance and can stay up to 90 days (subs can only have food and munitions for 90days max)
Nah, they can go longer than 90 days. I’ve seen up to 145 days no problem, it’s miserable but doable.
First of all: Diesel submarines can indeed submerge for weeks under the water.. Last Time they were that inefficient was in WW2... 2nd: Diesels are much more silent, especially when unser the water so they can't be spotted that easy. 3rd: shortly: they are smaller... Much smaller
bruh diesel can be spotted on sonar nuclear submarines cant
@@dankuwu8930 nuclear powerplants are not silent... Yes a diesel from WW2 May be louder but modern conventional subs are more silent. There was one incident where a german SUB penetrated the convoy from a American aircraft Carrier unnoticed and even shot an imaginary torpedo
@@dankuwu8930pretty much the other way around 😂 Both could be picked up on active sonar but since nuclear subs are often much bigger they're going to be found first, and on passive sonar (which is the only one you'd use during a war) the nuclear sub is going to be found much quicker since they are much louder
@@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 bruh thas russian submarines because they use 2 nuclear reactors
@@dankuwu8930sonar doesn't care what your fuel source is lol
Whilst we have more than enough uranium, we don't have the means to enrich it. But when your best buds offer to help you out, you don't need to - Australia
@dataabort asian racism runs deep in australia, thatd be a tough sell. try nato, pal
@@pasta-and-heroin You're quite full of shit, but that's ok. It takes all types in this world.
@@pasta-and-heroin When I was a child and frequently visited Australia, I did see that quite strongly. But in the last visits not so. I mean it's full of Asian ppl. Sometimes all I saw were dark haired Asian Chinese more so. The Vietnamese didn't like Americans still..it was obvs.
@@Gigi1111Layna proudly australian & couldn't give less of a shit about how many asian people live here. sign of a prosperous modern economy & democracy
But nowadays no one uses diesel subs, so why compare them to them? modern Subs use AIP. AIP allows them to stay submerged mich longer than a diesel submarine
@Justin yeah maybe i should have added that but the Swedish gotland also uses AIP and nor a traditional diesel engine and they can stay underwater much longer than a traditional diesel submarine. Sure AIP lacks the range of a nuclear sub.
Sub: gets shot
Everyone inside and at the coast: crap
"Never be refueled"
*proceeds to mention that it'll last 30 years*
I served on the USS Permit SSN-594 in 1971 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; I reported to her January 26, 1971. She was getting refueled after 30 years. She was commissioned in 1961. I helped build the USS Seawolf SSN-21, the Los Angeles class, and the Ohio class submarines. Submarine duty and building them was an adventure for me.
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Приветствую таких людей и уважаю...😊
When the fusion breakthrough occurred it became the next logical choice to fund the development and design of the first fusion reactor for the U.S.Navy Submarines and Surface Fleet.
But the fusion breakthrough didn't happen yet? The subs don't use fusion reactor they use nuclear fission
The other downside is that diesel subs are quieter when submerged. They don’t actually run the engines while underwater. They use the engines when on the surface to charge batteries, and then are battery powered when submerged. The batteries are quieter than nuclear power plants, making them
Harder to detect on passive sonar. Kinda a neat little bit of trivia.
Which has allowed the Australians to 'sink' half an American carrier strike group and the Swedes to 'sink' an aircraft carrier
Same for our carriers. They just need to come in for provisions. But in a time of war, they could stay out indefinitely
Translates too: who has the most,rules the seas..
Kazakhstan: FINALLY I HAVE BEEN PROVEN USEFUL
"This is a nuclear submarine it will never be refueled"
*two seconds later*
"It has enough fuel for 30 years"
I would imagine nuclear powered submarines are much quieter than diesel too. And they have to rely on stealth to remain undetected.
The part that always amazes me is that it's basically steam driven.
So for newer classes of subs yes they will never need refueling, but older classes needed new fuel every 10 or so years
How about the air independent diesel subs those things are deadly as hell, a Aircraft carrier strike group got clapped by a Swedish sub
Norway did that with a Normal Diesel submarine of the Ula class (type 210) and that before it got upgraded
@@heuhenwhen did that happen?
Nice google search bro
No shit are You gonna ask your granpa about it ?
@@menem2347 XD
Well where do you research? tinder?
he is just giving good info
@whar? ratio
Yes they do need refuelling.
Facts, my boy, try to find them.
Lolz mile an hour. Imagine a sub with with wheels traveling on land😂
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I don't see that as a "downside" it costing billions to make. Think about how much fuel you're saving and how how you can stay underwater longer only limited to your food supplies.
My friends dad works on a sub in the Arctic. He always brings back souvenirs from their ex: a small flask of Arctic water, a small chunk of ice etc
Yeah bud check your facts man. Most nuclear craft will get at least one "refuel" in their lifetime due to radioactive decay. Only ones that might not get refueled are test craft but even then not likely due to the cost of a reactor.
These things travel way faster than 30mph
Uranium is traded on the open market. Domestic reserves are not required in order to operate a reactor.
30 mph...Yep, he said it.
That's why they are deployed during peacetime because if a war broke out on the other side of the world the war would be over by the time it got there
Maneuvering, Con. Make turns for 30mph. Con, Man. WTF...........
Unless it's a drive you need to resupply for the staff on board, and you'll need to do general maintenance anyway
Wait my brother works on the Virginia class subs on the reactors and such. His sun is getting refueled rn. So do they get refueled or what’s going on here. Please help me.
He had a lot of misinformation in the video.
30 years then why are we not making uranium fueled cars that would be a one time purchase for fuel of the lot
Would'nt you mention about noise? Nuclear subs cant go silent even when stopping because of the coolant pump and stuff, while diesel powered ones, can
Even if they don’t need refuel they need maintenance and the crew is not cyborgs they need food and oxygen supplies
Plus it’s way more noisy than a diesel sub no wonder many diesel subs have sneaked through the US battle grp to attack the aircraft carrier and sank it in simulation
2005 swedish navy
2015 indian navy
Y’all forgetting the people inside have limited supplies and need quality of life if they choose it
Well addition to the cacth, the sub doesnt need to be refueled, just the sub, the crew and interior also the system need maintenance supply food and water
he forgot that diesel subs are quiter
is it also has Nuclear Missiles?
In 2053: **proceeds to not exist**
It was a solid info but the real problem is food and ports. You only have so much food and due to no nuclear laws some friendly countries can’t host them in port. War might change that though.
Also slbms slgms and ssn its required one year of repair and maintenance for every nine years at sea....
The U.S. laughs in nuclear sub..
Does The Staff people onboard also run on Uranium or they dock for food supply once a month?
"It never needs to be powered" not fully wrong but still coulda worded it better
Badly edited and flagrantly incorrect. Nuclear submarines undergo refueling just as do nuclear aircraft carriers.
The only limit is food supply....the sub rises up for supplies especially for food and water....
it doesn’t need refuel for fuel but for food for crew
Just so you know, they are refueled. Don't ask me how I know this. I will never tell
Holy shit, never realized just how effective these subs are. But ig I should’ve been able to guess that😂
Supply's for crew still require it surface
Submarines are terrifying
America: “I’ll take your entire stock”
When ever somebody finds a lot you know freedoms coming with it 🦅
My dad served on one of those and they actually do get refueled
U.S.S Wyoming SSBN-742
So what happens if they need a new propeller??
As a German I will never forgive my people for ditching nuclear.
uranium is estimated to be equal more common than copper in the earths crust, acquiring uranium is not as difficult as you make it seem
not to mention enriching is just a time consuming process if you make nukes which require around 90% enrichment where as a reactor only really needs around 3-5% enrichment.
the enrichment facilities are very likely expensive but its a breeze to do in comparison to atomic bomb production.
Why we are not using uranium for electricity generation ?
Yet all of americas submarines lost to the good old swedish diesel engine
translation: we’re getting scammed gas.
And when they're decommissioned, the problems are just starting...
This is an interesting problem, I'm going to look up "how to enrich uranium" so that I can learn more about it 😃
That one smoker creww 💥☢️
Bro showed Kazakhstan and I started panicking I don’t know why
Astute class looks so majestic 😻😨
Nuclear subs are also noisy as hell. And sound is the only way to track a sub. That is why all good attack subs are diesel.
Ballistic subs that are meant to sit underwater for months not moving are nuke
There would be plenty of money to build them if there wasn't waste or skimming money by politicians
They are also much more environmentally friendly
That’s perfectly within the US budget
The US has no budget, remember?
The German Subs run with a Hydrogen cell
What if you went 110% on the reactor?
That's the nautilus from twenty thousand leagues in the ocean!
I want this technology in my car.
They should just switch to molten salt reactors a lot better and reliable fuel
Can we recycle uranium. It’s like the phosphorus cycle or forestry. Age diagram structure. Reactors recycling the magnetic properties.
Stop telling people what we have now wow 😲😲😲
it actually is "refuelled" by that 30 yaers by cutting nice hole in it pulling reactor out and placing in new one
the latest designs have a high enough fuel control rod designs, that they can stay underway for thirty years. But they aren't underway all day, every day, and usually would have to be refueled at least once in it's lifetime.
EFPH --> Effective Full Power Hours --> Civilian Commercial Reactor Plants will run at such a rate, making the maximum amount of Power All the time. If it's rated at Fifty megawatts it will run, making fifty megawatts of Power, until it runs out of fuel. A mobile reactor plant will be shut down in Port, will be running at thirty percent Power making ahead one third, etc. So they will figure how many hours it ran as a percentage of its full power. Five hours at twenty percent power is One "Effective Full Power Hour"
Missile boats are underway for two months at a time, but at low speeds.
Fast Attack boats don't usually travel very fast, because the water would cavitate off the hull/prop. So a reactor core, rated for twenty thousand EFPH could run at twenty percent power, for five times as long as at Full power.
Is the propeller powered by an electric motor, or is it spun by the steam turbine? I've also always wondered if a closed system of distilled water is used to make steam, or do they just boil sea water?
@@simonhansen1942 there have been a few unusual design engines, but a steam drive is more direct, as they don't need to lose power generating electricity.
It's a perpetual motion, they can't make enough water if they have to continually dump it. Railroad steam engines usually can always stop and top off their water tanks with all the steam they lose, my boat could make close to 8,000 gallons per day, but some of that had to go to potable water for the crew
The steam loop is fairly well sealed, but they do have make-up water tanks.
That’s not what you said last week
Isn’t it funny how nuclear subs are so easy but nuclear plants are so hard
@Buttwheat so wouldn’t a higher stander be more difficult to achieve, not less?
@Buttwheat that may be the case but it’s not what my original point was, I was talking about why it was easier to build a nuclear sub then it is tho build a nuclear plant. It seems that when a nuclear plant goes up there is so much opposition but nobody bats an eye when a nuclear sub is built. A nuclear sub is also theoretically more difficult to build since it needs to move, like its more straightforward to built s house then an rv.
But why would you have to have an abundance source of uranium to recommission these subs if you can power them forever? Why not just do maintenance and keep them going?
It never refill bit refoods.
@@ZanussiTheOne Nuclear subs can stay underwater indefinitely, but for one thing.... The crew need to eat. They can store up enough food for about 3 months. Diesel-electrics have to snorkel to recharge their batteries, but nuclear subs can stay deep underwater for the entire duration of their tour.