Hanford could be resting place for vessel's nuclear reactors

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Navy is taking a second look at whether to send nuclear reactor compartments from the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Hanford for disposal.

In 2012, the Department of Defense found no issues that would prevent the defueled reactor compartments of the U.S. Navy's USS Enterprise from being disposed of at the Hanford nuclear reservation.

But a new study is being launched after the Navy identified commercial disposal alternatives, which might cut costs.

Options are being considered to set a standard that the Navy may use for decades to come as the Navy's Nimitz-class carriers also are retired, according to Government Accountability Office.

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