Meanwhile, nuclear propulsion is literally the only ... with the latter having enough steam from its two A4W reactors for 104 MW per pair of propellers, leaving a few hundred MW of electrical ...

Two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, four steam turbines, four shafts, and four 5-bladed propellers power the hefty vessel, which all in all provide 260,000 horsepower. Each of the Nimitz ...

Capable of traveling at speeds more than 30 knots powered by two A4W nuclear reactors, the Nimitz carriers have proven to play a pivotal role in the service’s fleet. As the Nimitz-class ...