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NorthStar subsidiary wins $537M contract to demo USS Enterprise

June 4, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions
The USS Enterprise is to be dismantled in Mobile, Ala.

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded NorthStar Group Services subsidiary NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services a firm-fixed-price contract worth $536,749,731 for the dismantling, recycling, and disposal of the historic USS Enterprise (now also known as the ex-Enterprise), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The work will be performed in Mobile, Ala., and is expected to be completed by November 2029.

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