USS Enterprise To Be Dismantled By US Navy 

The U.S. Navy has announced the fate of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN-65), years after its decommissioning. [{ "selector": ".zjuaq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

USS Enterprise will be dismantled and disposed of by commercial industry at three potential locations: Newport News (Virginia), Brownsville (Texas), or Mobile (Alabama). [{ "selector": ".smniq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Commercial firms will be responsible for dismantling the defueled reactor plants and disposing of reactor components through authorized waste disposal sites as part of "Alternative 3." [{ "selector": ".weezj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 415px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The decision aims to reduce the Navy's inactive vessel inventory, cut maintenance costs, and dispose of hazardous and radiological waste responsibly. [{ "selector": ".azeub-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

USS Enterprise, known as the "Big E," retired in 2012 after more than 50 years of service, with involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars. [{ "selector": ".ckslg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The carrier has been decommissioned since 2017 and is currently docked at Newport News Shipbuilding. [{ "selector": ".aefor-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

CVN 65 is the eighth vessel named Enterprise, and its legacy will continue in the next-gen Gerald R. Ford-class carrier under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding. [{ "selector": ".ungwq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

This decision aligns with the Navy's operational requirements and environmental responsibility, as stated by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. [{ "selector": ".afbzp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 417px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]