[CPEO-MEF] Dismantling a commercial nuclear ship - the Savannah

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Agency details dismantling of Savannah's nuclear plant

By JON W. GLASS
The Virginian-Pilot
August 18, 2006


NORFOLK - Ship enthusiast Mark Nemergut has no doubt about who should 
get to homeport the Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered 
commercial vessel.

The one-of-a-kind ship should stay in Hampton Roads as an attraction, 
the Virginia Beach resident said.

"It's just a natural for us because of our maritime heritage and the 
naval presence," said Nemergut, a merchant mariner.

That decision will be up to the U.S. Maritime Administration, which 
plans to preserve the ship and eventually donate it so it can become a 
museum or other public attraction.

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For the entire article, see
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/print.cfm?story=109453&ran=75395

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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