Would You Sleep Beside A Nuclear Reactor? The N.S. Savannah Story

Go to or text ’mustard’ to 500-500 to get one free audiobook and a 30 day free trial of Audible Support Mustard on Patreon: Mustard Merchandise: Instagram: TikTok: @mustardchannel Facebook: Twitter: Website: With sleek, futuristic lines and shining red and white paint, N.S. Savannah was designed to stand out. But what really set it apart was it’s powerplant - at the heart of the ship was a 74 megawatt pressurized water reactor, making Savannah the world’s first nuclear powered merchant ship. Launched in the summer of 1959, Savannah was built to prove that nuclear energy could safely power civilian merchant ships of the future, promising to make cargo and cruise ships more economical, reliable and faster. It would also allow ships