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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

The Big E has left Newport News for Mobile and its final job

Plus, Norfolk International is talking with two European airlines about direct flights.

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The former USS Enterprise has left Newport News for Mobile, where it will be dismantled

The Big E's trip to the scrapyard runs through 2030

  1. July 2026The Navy awards NorthStar a $418.5 million dismantling contract.
  2. Nov. 2The Enterprise leaves Newport News Shipbuilding for Mobile, Alabama.
  3. Nov. 13The Enterprise is expected to arrive in Mobile, around this time.
  4. 2030Disposal operations are scheduled to be complete.

Sources: WVEC, Business Insider Africa

The has left Newport News. The Navy's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier left Newport News Shipbuilding on Monday for Mobile, Alabama, where contractors will take her apart.

Business Insider Africa reports that the Navy's retirement and disposal program has exceeded $1.3 billion. That covers inactivation, storage and dismantling. will do the work at its Mobile facility.

  • Entered service: Nov. 25, 1961, as the first nuclear-powered carrier
  • Distance sailed: more than one million nautical miles
  • First combat: Dec. 2, 1965, during the Vietnam War

Nuclear fuel is out of her eight reactors, but some remaining components contain radioactive materials. NorthStar will recover recyclable materials, and radioactive and other hazardous waste will go to licensed facilities.

The Big E's retirement comes with big numbers

$1.3 billion
is a mark the Navy's retirement and disposal program has exceeded
$418.5 million
for NorthStar's contract to dismantle her in Mobile
8
reactors, with the nuclear fuel removed

Source: Business Insider Africa

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The Big E has left Newport News for Mobile and its final job

Plus, Norfolk International is talking with two European airlines about direct flights.

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  1. The former USS Enterprise left Newport News for Mobile, Alabama
  2. Norfolk's airport is talking with two European airlines
  3. Holiday travel with a pet? Vaccines come first
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