§8691 Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: dismantlement and disposal

Summary

The Secretary of the Navy must send Congress a report at least 90 days before awarding a contract or giving funds to a naval shipyard to dismantle and dispose of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The report must give a cost and schedule plan approved by the Navy’s acquisition leader and the Chief of Naval Operations. It must also explain the rules for handling radioactive materials. If another government agency will act as the regulator, the report must include that agency’s agreement to do so and the legal basis for its authority. When the Defense Department sends its budget to Congress each year, the Navy must include information on every carrier dismantlement planned or happening during the future-years defense program. For each ship, the Navy must give a short summary of work and big events; if needed, a detailed report on cost and schedule performance compared to the baseline and why things changed; and the amounts requested or expected for each fiscal year covered by the program and for any years before or after it. Future-years defense program — the multi-year defense budget plan required by law.