These two diagram pages from the April 1956 issue of All Hands Magazine explain how the nuclear power plant aboard USS Nautilus (SSN-571) works. The illustrations trace the flow from the reactor core through the steam generators, turbines, and reduction gears to the propeller shaft — a clear visual explanation of how atomic energy drives a submarine through the sea.
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