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  • March

    The final piece of the STURGIS sits on land, marking the major milestone of the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the STURGIS vessel.

    Army Corps of Engineers finishes dismantling of historic STURGIS vessel, former floating nuclear plant

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the historic STURGIS vessel that was formerly the world’s first floating nuclear power plant earlier today. This was marked by the final section of the former vessel being segmented and brought ashore today for processing and recycling at the International Shipbreaking facility in the Port of Brownsville.
  • The final piece of the STURGIS sits on land, marking the major milestone of the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the STURGIS vessel.

    Baltimore District finishes dismantling of historic STURGIS vessel, former floating nuclear plant

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the historic STURGIS vessel that was formerly the world’s first floating nuclear power plant earlier today. This was marked by the final section of the former vessel being segmented and brought ashore today for processing and recycling at the International Shipbreaking facility in the Port of Brownsville.

  • September

    Undated image of STURGIS operating in the Panama Canal Zone. The STURGIS, a former World War II Liberty Ship, was converted into the first floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s. Before being shutdown in 1976, the STURGIS’ nuclear reactor, MH-1A, was used to generate electricity for military and civilian use in the Panama Canal.

    STURGIS Nuclear Decommissioning Completed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Team

    No challenge is too complex for this team of experts. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team has recently completed a very complex and unique project phase by finishing the decommissioning of the Army’s first and only floating nuclear reactor prototype – the MH-1A aboard the STURGIS.