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  1. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, known as the “father of the nuclear Navy,” played a key role in the development of the first nuclear powered submarine, and then in managing the continued development and maturation of the nuclear portion of the U.S. fleet. To date the fleet has experienced zero reactor-based accidents. Additional Background:

  2. Hyman G. Rickover was an admiral in the United States Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity ...

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  4. Hyman G. Rickover. Hyman G. Rickover (24 December 1899 – 8 July 1986) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station ...

  5. Jul 10, 1986 · Once a Visionary, He Later Took On Reactionary Role. By NORMAN POLMAR and THOMAS B. ALLEN. July 10, 1986 12 AM PT. </i>. At the end of World War II, Capt. Hyman G. Rickover was a visionary, one of ...

  6. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the father of the nuclear Navy, was born in Makow, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire), on 27 January 1900. At the age of 6, he came to the United States, settling in Chicago. Rickover entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1918 and was commissioned an ensign in June 1922. Following sea duty aboard the destroyer USS La Vallette (DD-315) and the battleship USS Nevada ...

  7. Dec 12, 2020 · In his 63 years of service, Adm. Rickover took the concept of nuclear power from an idea to the present reality of more than 150 U.S. naval ships under nuclear power, with a record of 3,000 ship ...

  8. Hyman G. Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office.

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