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Originally Posted by chico20854
Sturgis' generating capacity is too small to make the effort needed to put her back into service worthwhile prior to a nuclear exchange; after the exchange (in which the Newport News yard gets hit, with a carrier nearing completion in the largest drydock and two Seawolf-class subs under construction) it is definitely worth the effort, and finding the needed materials and workers to do so would make an interesting adventure.
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I agree with you. And interesting adventure. I haven't any previous idea about the existence of the
Sturgis, but my curiosity has brought me to the link below. There are some details about the stuff removed from the reactor after its final shutdown.
http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/CEPA/PUBS/apr01/story8.htm