List of United States Naval Reactors - Reactor Designations

Reactor Designations

Each nuclear reactor design is given a three-character designation consisting of a letter representing the type of ship the reactor is intended for, a consecutive generation number, and a letter indicating the reactor's designer.

Ship types:

  • "A" - aircraft carrier
  • "C" - cruiser
  • "D" - destroyer
  • "S" - submarine

Contracted designers:

  • "B" - Bechtel
  • "C" - Combustion Engineering
  • "G" - General Electric
  • "W" - Westinghouse

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