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Disposal options for ships / Ronald W. Hess [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hess, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surplus government property--United States.
- Surplus government property.
- Artificial reefs--United States.
- Artificial reefs.
- Ships--Scrapping--United States.
- Ships.
- Ships--Storage--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 148 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By examining the use of US shipyards and international organizations and partnerships, this study evaluates the options for the disposal of US Navy and US Maritime Administration ships: storage, domestic recycling, overseas recycling and sinking ships to build artificial reefs.
- Contents:
- Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two: LONG-TERM STORAGE; Chapter Three: DOMESTIC RECYCLING; Chapter Four: OVERSEAS RECYCLING; Chapter Five: REEFING; Chapter Six: ANALYZING THE SHIP DISPOSAL OPTIONS; A. THE FLEET FOR DISPOSAL; B. ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND WASTES IN DOMESTIC SHIP RECYCLING; C. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS IN VESSELS; D. SCRAP METAL PRICES; E. COST-REVENUE SPREADSHEET MODEL; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 9781598750935
- 1598750933
- OCLC:
- 191037632
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