近期,美国海军未来的CG(X)巡洋舰设计方案正处于热烈的争论之中。由于世界原油价格的不断上涨,以及中东产油地区的局势混乱,美国人再一次将目光投向了核动力推进系统。部分国会议员正在促请美国海军考虑未来水面战舰采用核动力推进。他们认为美国海军下一代巡洋舰CG(X)是采用核动力的最佳对象。虽然美海军在冷战末期因为成本问题放弃了核动力巡洋舰,但现在石油价格的飙涨已经使常规动力的使用成本大大增加了。 Recently, the US Navy’s future CG (X) cruiser design is in heated debates. With rising crude oil prices in the world and the turmoil in the oil-producing Middle East, Americans once again turned their attention to the nuclear propulsion system. Some lawmakers are urging the U.S. Navy to consider using nuclear power propulsion for future surface battleships. They think the next generation of the US Navy cruiser CG (X) is the best target for nuclear power. Although the U.S. Navy abandoned the nuclear-powered cruiser for cost during the late Cold War, soaring oil prices have greatly increased the cost of using conventional power.