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Nuclear-powered ships

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6908410
This paper reports that using Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a model, GAO examined the Navy's accounting practices at nuclear shipyards. In fiscal year 1991, Puget Sound worked on 24 nuclear-powered and three conventionally powered ships. About 31 percent of the workdays and 35 percent of total costs were for nuclear work. The average cost per workday for nuclear labor was 25 percent higher than for non-nuclear work, and the average cost per day for overhead for nuclear work was about 60 percent higher. These higher costs are due to the complexity of nuclear work, which requires a higher level of services, and the higher cost of specially trained workers and specialized shipyard departments that support nuclear work.
Research Organization:
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
6908410
Report Number(s):
GAO/NSIAD-92-256
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English