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Title: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: Marlin on Feb 27, 2019, 10:31
Not current but first time I have seen it. Aug 9, 2018

The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise


https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a22690208/us-navy-dismantling-uss-enterprise-nuclear-disposal/?fbclid=IwAR3c27Zk0_AeeCcZfHHETVoeNv84qFlUwownynWwACN768Hkk440lnWGUKY
Title: Re: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: fiveeleven on Feb 27, 2019, 12:54
Whomever supplies the hardhats -  pros/cons to any chosen option. Bottom line - a lot of RP technicians will be required for a good while.




Title: Re: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: nowhereman on Feb 27, 2019, 05:30
Considering the different thresholds for personal contaminations, for an outage the RPM can walk in a managers meeting and say with a straight face and say we can finish this outage in under 10 personal contams. ( understandable, they have to turn a profit) But in the shipyard any thing close to 100 ccpm on the frisker your going to need to review the job scope and or  progress.
And there is no way a US shipyard can compete with a east Asian shipbreaking yard, lol .
Title: Re: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: Marlin on Feb 27, 2019, 05:55
Quote from: nowhereman on Feb 27, 2019, 05:30
And there is no way a US shipyard can compete with a east Asian shipbreaking yard, lol .

Is she seaworthy after cutting out the reactor compartments and equipment? No disputing that if they can get it there that it would be cheaper.

Title: Re: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: Marlin on Feb 27, 2019, 06:05
The video above is England but the work is similar to the beaching and scrapping this is the only Navy ship I could find in short order. Kind of sad like many of us in the 70s it was the Submarine tender in Holy Loch Scotland where Boomer sailors traded crews and fast attacks stopped by on the way to the north seas. Holy Loch was not much of a liberty port but it was not that long a train ride to Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Title: Re: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: GLW on Feb 28, 2019, 07:52
Quote from: Marlin on Feb 27, 2019, 06:05
The video above is England but the work is similar to the beaching and scrapping this is the only Navy ship I could find in short order. Kind of sad like many of us in the 70s it was the Submarine tender in Holy Loch Scotland where Boomer sailors traded crews and fast attacks stopped by on the way to the north seas. Holy Loch was not much of a liberty port but it was not that long a train ride to Glasgow or Edinburgh.

Holy Loch was an awesome short time liberty port,....

I spent more than a few awesome afternoons into evening into nights into wee hours of the morning marathons at the "X" bar in Dunoon,...

Tennent's Lager,...  [beer] [Flamer]

I still have a few Tennent's coasters squirreled away in my bureau as keepsakes,...
Title: Re: The U.S. Navy Is Having a Hell of a Time Dismantling the USS Enterprise
Post by: scotoma on Feb 28, 2019, 10:36
Nice video. All in 21 minutes. A lot smaller ship than an aircraft carrier.