Jwheel86 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise WWW.POPULARMECHANICS.COM Nobody has ever disposed of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before. Turns out it's not easy. Quote Now, according to a new General Accounting Office report (PDF), the Navy has two options. The first is to have the Navy manage the job but let the commercial industry do the non-nuclear work. The Navy would allow industry to scrap the non-nuclear parts of the ship but preserve a 27,000-ton propulsion space containing the reactors. The propulsion space would then be transported to Puget Sound Naval Base, where the reactors would be removed and sent to Hanford. This is the most expensive option, costing a minimum of $1.05 billion up to $1.55 billion and taking 10 years to complete, starting in 2034. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pickle Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Send in the borg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise WWW.POPULARMECHANICS.COM Nobody has ever disposed of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before. Turns out it's not easy. I grew up right by that naval base. Would be interesting to observe that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Remove fissle material then scuttle it to the depths of the ocean. Boom just saved a billion dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Remove fissle material then scuttle it to the depths of the ocean. Boom just saved a billion dollars I’ve watched too many kaiju films to endorse this idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Give it to Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Give it to Ukraine. No! They sold their last carrier to China for hookers blow and brief cases full of cash. How China's navy went rogue to get its first aircraft carrier WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM It took some enormous bribes and liquor, plus years of delays, for China to get its hands on what would become the aircraft carrier Liaoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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