Directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit to the Congress a 20-year plan for the safe life-cycle maintenance and decommissioning of the Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Requires the plan to include sites and methods for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel and the ships' hulls, structures, machinery, and equipment. Prohibits the appropriation of any funds for construction of the next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN-76) until such a plan has been approved by law.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to the Congress detailing the likelihood and environmental impact of a reactor accident aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress detailing the costs and benefits of the construction of another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
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