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Disposal options for ships / Ronald W. Hess [and others].
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2001.
Description
xxv, 148 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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ReCAP - Remote Storage
VC263 .D57 2001
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Subject(s)
Surplus government property
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United States
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Ships
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Scrapping
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United States
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Ships
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Storage
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United States
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Artificial reefs
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United States
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Related name
Hess, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1946-
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Series
MR/Rand Corporation ; MR-1377-NAVY
Summary note
"This book identifies and evaluates options for the disposal of U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) ships. Four options are considered: long-term storage, domestic recycling, overseas recycling, and reefing (i.e., the sinking of ships to build artificial reefs). The authors examined the use of private and public U.S. shipyards, international organizations, and partnerships between U.S. and foreign companies. The study took applicable environmental and worker health and safety regulations into account to arrive at estimates of the costs, benefits, capacities, capabilities, feasibility, and risks associated with each option. It found that the Navy and MARAD should exploit the experience gained in the Navy's ongoing Ship Disposal Program and the recently initiated MARAD program to dispose of poor-condition ships in the inventory. Such a strategy would reduce the current risk of ship sinking or other notable environmental damage. At the same time, this study also found that both agencies should initiate coordinated discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other coastal regulatory authorities to develop standards for reefing that will make it a viable, long-term option for disposing of as many of the 358 ships in the current inactive fleet as possible. The Navy and MARAD should not opt for overseas recycling; such a program would involve many impediments and difficulties. Neither should they opt for long-term storage, which entails high and uncertain costs and only defers, rather than solves, the problem of disposing of the ships."--Rand abstracts.
Notes
"MR-1377-NAVY."
"Prepared for the United States Navy."
"National Defense Research Institute."
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148).
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. Long-Term Storage
Ch. 3. Domestic Recycling
Ch. 4. Overseas Recycling
Ch. 5. Reefing
Ch. 6. Analyzing the Ship Disposal Options
App. B. Estimating the Amount of Recyclable Materials and Wastes in Domestic Ship Recycling
App. C. Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Vessels
App. D. Scrap Metal Prices
App. E. Cost-Revenue Spreadsheet Model.
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ISBN
0833030140
9780833030146
Tech. report no.
MR-1377
LCCN
2001031894
OCLC
46929275
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