Westinghouse LWNP
History
The Westinghouse Light Weight Nuclear Propulsion(LWNP) was an propulsion plant designed to be an drop-in replacement for either the LM2500 or FT4 Gas turbines in marine powerplants. It was based on existing technologies, notably those developed for nuclear rocket reactors. The LWNP consisted of an gas cooled nuclear reactor and an integrally packed gas turbine.
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Part description
There are 2 setups drawin in the part image. The setup on the left has a full setup with an foot and gearbox such as would be found when installed on a ship. On the right is just the LWNP drawn. Both have a sideview (bottom) and top view (top). For placements in warships double units are shown in the source image, 1 on 1 replacing the double LM2500 units as found on for example Spruance class ships. In that installation the shielding overlaps (no need for shielding between the powerplants) in which case the shafts are 10' apart.
