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Related: About this forumHII Awarded $745 Million Contract to Inactivate USS Enterprise
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsarchive/hii/pages/news_releases.html?d=10038122NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that the company has received a $745 million cost-plus-incentive fee contract for the inactivation of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The work will be done at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.
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HII Awarded $745 Million Contract to Inactivate USS Enterprise (Original Post)
Angleae
Jul 2013
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niyad
(119,988 posts)1. nearly 3/4 of a BILLION to DEACTIVATE it??? how much did it cost in the first place?
Angleae
(4,641 posts)2. $451.3 million in the late 50s.
And all they're doing is de-fueling the 8 reactors on board.
niyad
(119,988 posts)3. that is insane
Angleae
(4,641 posts)4. That's what happens when only one place is capable doing the job.
niyad
(119,988 posts)5. nobody else knows how to deactivate the reactors? is that likely?
Angleae
(4,641 posts)6. Nobody else can drydock her.
There aren't many places a 90000ton, 1000+ ft ship can drydock. The only 2 I know of are Newport News shipbuilding and Norforlk navy yard.