The U.S. Navy plans to demonstrate exporting electrical power from the Ford-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to a shore installation, using the ship as a backup baseload power source for energy resilience. While ship-to-shore power is not new, doing it with a Ford-class nuclear carrier at major-base scale could enable more resilient/distributed basing and contingency operations if grids are attacked or disrupted.
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USS Gerald R. Ford to export nuclear power ashore to Naval Station Norfolk
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/nuclear/supercarrier-uss-gerald-r-ford-to-act-as-floating-nuclear-power-plant-for-facilities-on-landSupercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land