[ncmncm]

"Incredible" is exactly the right word.

We have only non-classified information to suggest their safety record is spotless. Considering the experiences on Antarctica and Greenland with naval-inspired designs, an entire lack of reported failures really indicates lack of reports, not lack of failures.

[slipframe]

When it comes to reactor accidents, there is a limit to what can be covered up. And nuclear accidents from other branches of the military are publicly known; particularly, the US Army blew up a test reactor (SL-1), the USAF has lost some nuclear bombs. Either the USN is uniquely effective at covering up their fuckups, or they really do have an exemplary safety record. My money is on the later.

[ncmncm]

Losing an actual bomb is quite a lot different from having and fixing a coolant leak.

An exemplary safety record accommodates quite a large number of adequately-contained failures.