[CPEO-IRF] "Closure of shipyard could be gradual"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Closure of shipyard could be gradual

By DOUGLAS P. GUARINO
Foster's Daily Democrat (NH)
May 3, 2005

KITTERY, Maine — If the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard were placed on the 
upcoming federal base closure list, officials would have two to six 
years to complete its shutdown.

With at least two years worth of substantial nuclear submarine overhaul 
contracts already lined up for Portsmouth, retired shipyard commander 
Capt. William McDonough expects the yard would stay open at least 
through 2007.

...

It is not certain how much time the yard — if it makes the list — would 
take to close within the two-to-six year timetable mandated by the 
federal Base Realignment and Closure process, known as BRAC.

Economists say a gradual closure process will dilute the short-term 
impact on the region's economy, by giving shipyard workers more time to 
find other jobs.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050503/NEWS23/50503162

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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