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Hyman George Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was a four star of the United States Navy who directed the development of the United States naval nuclear propulsion systems and controlled its operations for decades as director of Naval Reactors. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport power plant, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. He also took control of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to improve nuclear safety to oversee the deployment of NASA's NERVA rockets to transport people and goods to the moon and interplanetary space.

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  • Admiral Rickover (Space Race Didn't End)
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  • Hyman George Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was a four star of the United States Navy who directed the development of the United States naval nuclear propulsion systems and controlled its operations for decades as director of Naval Reactors. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport power plant, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. He also took control of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to improve nuclear safety to oversee the deployment of NASA's NERVA rockets to transport people and goods to the moon and interplanetary space.
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Birth Date
  • 1900-07-27(xsd:date)
Period
  • --04-09
Timeline
  • Space Race Didn't End
Name
  • Hyman George Rickover
Caption
  • Admiral Rickover
Birth Place
  • Maków Mazowiecki, Poland
death date
  • 1986-07-08(xsd:date)
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  • 1984(xsd:integer)
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  • 1918(xsd:integer)
Position
  • United States Navy
  • Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Administration
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  • Hyman George Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was a four star of the United States Navy who directed the development of the United States naval nuclear propulsion systems and controlled its operations for decades as director of Naval Reactors. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport power plant, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. He also took control of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to improve nuclear safety to oversee the deployment of NASA's NERVA rockets to transport people and goods to the moon and interplanetary space. Admiral Rickover is known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy", which as of July 2012 had produced 400 nuclear-powered submarines and 48 nuclear-powered cruisers, aircraft carriers and Ithacus military craft though many of these U.S. vessels are now decommissioned and others under construction. Though it took a special act of congress to allow Rickover to remain on active Naval duty when he took over the NRC, Rickover didn't want to give up his commission after nearly 50 years in service. He would recommended for promotion to four star admiral and in March of 1973 after the Soviet trip to Venus that Rickover would be promoted.
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