The United States will dismantle the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

According to the website of the American newspaper "Stars and Stripes" on May 31st, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be dismantled in Alabama. The report states that a company in Vermont has received over 500 million dollars in funding to dismantle a historic aircraft carrier parked in the city of Mobile, Alabama. According to a procurement announcement released by the Pentagon on the 30th, the North Star Maritime Demolition Services LLC in Vernon, Vermont has been awarded a fixed-price contract worth over 500 million dollars for the "dismantling, recovery, and disposal" of the retired aircraft carrier "Enterprise." When the "Enterprise" entered service in 1961, it was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, measuring approximately 342 meters in length, and remains the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the US Navy. According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, this aircraft carrier, nicknamed "Big E," completed 25 deployments during its more than 50-year service. The carrier stopped operating in 2012 and was decommissioned in 2017. Media reports indicate that the US Navy has been working on the disposal of this retired nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for more than a decade. The Navy stated that outsourcing the dismantling work to a private company, rather than conducting it at a Navy facility, will significantly reduce costs. The announcement notes that the North Star Maritime Demolition Services company will be responsible for handling any hazardous materials encountered during the dismantling process, "including low-level radioactive waste, which will be wrapped and safely transported to qualified facilities for disposal."