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An era has been ended in various ways for the U.S sea power. The U.S Navy has decommissioned the world’s first Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). This huge ship was launched in 1961 and well-known in performing various vital roles in a number of major conflicts and incidents, such as the Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis and Iraq War 2003. Moreover, it also served as an essential showcase for having massive abilities of a nuclear ship. The USS Enterprise has 8 reactors to run for a number of years at a time in order to make more availability for the fuel of aircraft. Most people believe that the decommissioning process is significantly more difficult as compared to the traditional warship.

Point to be noted that the decommissioning process was initiated at the time when the USS Enterprise went inactive in the year 2012. The aircraft crews haven’t yet finished extracting nuclear fuel and the ship will be dismantled partly in order to remove the reactors. The nuclear fuel will be disposed safely at Hansford Site; it has been considered the home of the first plutonium reactor in the world. It is difficult to mention that what kind of long-term environmental impact will be, but it is clear that the radioactive material is dangerous. It can be more harmful as compared to shutting down any land-based nuclear power plant. It is important that the USS Enterprise provided much support for its military accomplishments. It also provided feasibility of nuclear aircraft carrier which leads the U.S to build the largest fleet in the world.