Contract awarded to dismantle the first US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Mobile

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WALA) - The U.S. Department of Defense website says a Vermont company has been awarded a contract to dismantle the former U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65), with work to be performed in Mobile.

The website says NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services from Vernon, Vermont was awarded a contract of more than $536 million for the dismantling, recycling and disposal of the ship, with work to be performed in Mobile, Alabama.

The website also says under this contract, CVN 65 will be dismantled in its entirety, and all resulting materials will be properly recycled or disposed of,

Specifically, hazardous materials, including low-level radioactive waste, will be packaged and safely transported for disposal at authorized licensed sites.

The website says the work is expected to be completed by November 2029, but it doesn’t give further details.

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