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THE US Maritime Administration (MARAD) is seeking public comment on a draft plan to decommission the NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered ship, reports Ventura, California's gCaptain.
The Maritime Administration drafted a Programmatic Agreement (PA) among the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), regarding the decommissioning and disposition of the vessel in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA).
The NS Savannah was launched in 1959 as the world's first nuclear-powered merchant ship under the "Atoms for Peace" programme, which President Eisenhower established in 1953.
MARAD is authorised to maintain the vessel under a licence first issued by the former Atomic Energy Commission.
MARAD operated the ship starting in 1962 until 1970 when it was removed from service and de-fueled in 1971.
According to the licence, MARAD has until December 3, 2031, to decommission NS Savannah's nuclear power plant. Once removed, the items will be safely stored and transported to a disposal site in the US.
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