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Conceptual design of an underwater drilling rig. C.T.F. Ross and G. Laffoley-Lane. Marine Technol., April 1998, 35(2), 99--113.

The design concept of the drilling rig enables it to operate to a depth of 5000 m below sea level. The proposed main hull is in the form of a thick-walled toroidal shell, although other possible forms are considered. The proposed primary method of power generation is via a pressurized water nuclear reactor. Consideration is given to the health and safety aspects of the crew and also to the transport of the retrieved oil. 30 refs.

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Subjects: Resource use and management, Health and safety, Health, Safety, Electricity generation, Electricity from nuclear fuel, Combined heat and power generation, Heat distribution, Marine transportation, Transport, Transportation of products, Oil and gas extraction, Transport not elsewhere specified, Oil and gas, Oil, Primary energy production, Nuclear reactors