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Originally Posted by HarryT
The type of nuclear powerplant used in ships and submarines is a completely self-contained unit (primarily built by Westinghouse in the USA). There are no decommissioning costs - when it needs refueling, or the vessel is scrapped, you literally unbolt the thing, hoist it out of the ship, and take it back to the factory.
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Have you ever been involved in "literally unbolt(ing) the thing"? Having been there and done that, I can assure it's not quite that simple.