Navy proposes commercial dismantlement for CVN-65

By Nick Wilson / August 19, 2022 at 4:40 PM
The Navy is proposing a plan to contract with commercial industry to dismantle and dispose of the decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) -- one of three alternative disposal plans the service has been weighing, according to a recently released environmental statement on the project. Alternative No. 1 would partially dismantle the carrier at a commercial disposal facility and remove the non-radiological portions of the ship. The reactor parts would then be transported to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate...

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