By Emelie Rutherford As lawmakers debate whether to scrap a requirement that some future Navy ships have nuclear propulsion, an auditor said more analysis it needed to determine if nuclear or conventionally powered cruisers would cost more to operate. Paul Francis, managing director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), says in a letter to Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) that an unreleased draft of a Navy cost analysis shows the lifecycle cost…
GAO: Nuke Cruiser Costs Unclear As Conferees Debate Propulsion Rule
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