Photo by Rebecca Kidd | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District | 05.30.2019
Infographic highlighting the recycling incorporated into the decommissioning and dismantling of the STURGIS, the Army's former floating nuclear power plant....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District | 02.26.2019
Sectioned pieces of steel from the STURGIS vessel are seen stacked and prepared for recycling February 26, 2019 during the vessel’s shipbreaking in Brownsville, Texas. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District managed the final decommissioning and dismantling of the STURGIS, the Army’s former floating nuclear power plant, and in addition to safely removing more than 1.5 million......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District | 09.14.2018
The STURGIS operating in the Panama Canal Zone where it provided power for several years for military and civilian use. The STURGIS, a former World War II Liberty Ship, was converted into the first floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s and operated until its deactivation in 1976. Its final decommissioning and dismantling was completed in early 2019 and in addition to safely removing more......
