Defueled Ex-Enterprise (CVN 65) Dismantlement and Disposal - Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD)

The  Department of the Navy (DON) recently published via the Federal Register the availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) on the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) associated with the disposal of the decommissioned, defueled ex-Enterprise (CVN 65), including its associated reactor plants.   

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/05/2023-19078/notice-of-availability-of-record-of-decision-for-the-disposal-of-decommissioned-defueled

Within the ROD, the Navy has selected dismantlement of the ex-Enterprise at an authorized commercial dismantlement facility, including mechanical disassembly of the eight reactor plants into segments for packaging into several hundred small containers that meet Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements for subsequent disposal at either a Department of Energy (DOE) and/or commercial low-level radioactive waste facility or facilities, similar to the notional project discussed in this RFI.  This was also the Navy’s identified preferred alternative in the EIS/FEIS.

For further information on the Final EIS/OEIS and ROD, please visit https://www.CarrierDisposalEIS.com.  The Final EIS/OEIS and ROD are found under the “Documents” tab at the top of the page.