CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



ENVIRONMENT 2 



Sea— Air Interface 2 



Ocean Currents 3 



Ocean Bottom Conditions 4 



Bottom Profiles 5 



Slumping 5 



Temperature and Salinity 6 



Marine Life 7 



Summary 7 



SUBMERGED (IN-SITU) POWER SYSTEMS 8 



In-Situ Power Sources 8 



Energy Conversion 9 



Stored Thermal Energy 10 



Chemical Energy 10 



Nuclear Reactor Energy 13 



Radioisotope Energy 18 



in-Situ Plant Hulls 20 



Pressure Vessel Analysis 21 



Material Selection 23 



Corrosion and Fouling Protection Systems 23 



Analysis of In-Situ Plant Configuration 23 



Buoyancy Variations 24 



Hydrodynamic Stability 27 



In-Situ Plant Emplacement and Recovery 28 



In-Situ Plant Hardware 30 



SURFACE POWER SYSTEMS 31 



Surface Power Sources 31 



Surface Plant Hulls 34 



Surface Hull Concepts 34 



Fuel Storage 37 



Trim System , 37 



Upkeep Schedule 37 



