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Sailors running nuclear reactors were first to catch coronavirus on aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt via Business Insider

Ryan Pickrell Apr 12, 2020, 9:29 PM The first US Navy sailors to fall ill aboard the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt were those running the nuclear reactors, The New York Times reported Sunday evening. The Navy first announced that three crew … Continue reading

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Nuclear refueling is latest budget crisis cut via Navy Times

The refueling overhaul of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has been postponed by the Navy — another manifestation of Congress’s inability to pass a 2013 defense funding bill. The ship was scheduled to move in mid-February from Virginia’s Norfolk … Continue reading

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Tokyo Electric Sued by U.S. Sailors Exposed to Radiation via Bloomberg

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501), owner of the power plant which had the world’s biggest nuclear disaster since 1986, was sued by eight U.S. sailors claiming they were exposed to radiation and the utility lied about the dangers. The sailors … Continue reading

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