05-18-2010, 05:21 PM
[quote name='Arun_S' date='16 May 2010 - 04:59 AM' timestamp='1273965701' post='106392']
Arihant testing is progressing smoothly, and the boat is performing very well.
The power plant is magnificent and will deliver much higher power than what people expect.
I expect its top speed to be ~ 32 Kts.
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While the news articles talk of reactor being 70-80MW, the slide of DRDO showed it to be around 100MW. I think that Arihant would have "atleast" 100MW reactor and would have submerged displacement of around 9000 to 10,000 metric tons. Look how P-17 which was supposed to be 4900 tons is now stated to be normal 6200tons and warload of 7500 tons.
Arihant testing is progressing smoothly, and the boat is performing very well.
The power plant is magnificent and will deliver much higher power than what people expect.
I expect its top speed to be ~ 32 Kts.
[/quote]
While the news articles talk of reactor being 70-80MW, the slide of DRDO showed it to be around 100MW. I think that Arihant would have "atleast" 100MW reactor and would have submerged displacement of around 9000 to 10,000 metric tons. Look how P-17 which was supposed to be 4900 tons is now stated to be normal 6200tons and warload of 7500 tons.