The Navy plans to utilize requirements and advice from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission if the service selects a commercial shipyard to perform the first-ever dismantlement of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The NRC overseas the commercial nuclear industry. Earlier this month, the Navy published a draft environmental impact statement identifying commercial dismantlement -- one of three alternatives under consideration -- as the service's preferred method of disposal for the retired Enterprise (CVN-65). A Record of Decision is planned for next year...
