HII Repair & Overhaul
Aircraft Carrier Refueling & Inactivation
Lifetime servicing of nuclear aircraft carriers, including refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) and inactivation.
Description
Newport News Shipbuilding is stated to be the only shipyard performing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) on aircraft carriers. The multi-year project is performed once during a carrier's 50-year life.
Key features
- Refueling of the carrier's two nuclear reactors
- Repair, upgrade and modernization of the ship
- RCOH completed on the first six Nimitz-class ships (CVN 68-73) and under way on USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
- Inactivation services; the Enterprise (CVN 65) inactivation was completed in 2018
Applications
Mid-life overhaul and end-of-service inactivation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
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