B?c?t?l, ? ?l???l l????? in ?n?in???in?, c?nst??cti?n, ?n? ???j?ct m?n???m?nt, ??s ???n s?l?ct?? ?? t?? U.S. N?v? ?s ?n? ?? ?iv? t??ms t??t will c?m??t? ??? w??k ?n ? m?lti-???? ??????m t? c?nst??ct n?w ??? ??cks ?n? s?i????? in???st??ct??? ?t P???l H????? in H?w?ii ?n? P???t S??n? in W?s?in?t?n st?t?. T?? ??? ??cks ?n? ?ss?ci?t?? in???st??ct??? will s??vic? c????nt ?n? ??t??? n?cl??? s??m??in?s ?n? ?i?c???t c???i??s, t?? ??ck??n? ?? t?? m????n U.S. N?v?. T?? ?w???, kn?wn ?s t?? S?i????? In???st??ct??? O?timiz?ti?n P?????m M?lti?l? Aw??? C?nst??cti?n C?nt??ct, c???i?s ? c?m?in?? v?l?? ?? $8 ?illi?n t?????? 2029. In ???iti?n t? H?w?ii ?n? W?s?in?t?n, ?t??? w??k l?c?ti?ns c??l? incl??? G??m ?n? t?? In?i?n Oc??n.
F?ll?wι̇п? ? c?nst??ct??ilit? ??vi?w t??t st??ts imm??i?t?l?, B?c?t?l will c?m??t? ??? t?sk ?????s ?nt?ilin? c?nst??cti?n ?? w??????s?s, tw? ??? ??cks, ?i??s, ?n? ?t??? w?t?????nt ??ciliti?s; ?????in?, m??in? w??ks, ?nvi??nm?nt?l s??vic?s, ?n? m???. T?? s??m??in? ??? ??ck ?t P???l H????? N?v?l S?i????? will ?? m??? t??n 650 ???t l?n? – l?n??? t??n tw? U.S. ???t??ll ?i?l?s – w?il? t?? ??? ??ck ?t P???t S??n? N?v?l S?i????? is ?x??ct?? t? ?? m??? t??n 1,200 ???t l?n? t? ?cc?mm???t? G???l? R. F???-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i??s. P???l H????? ?n? P???t S??n? ??? tw? ?? t?? N?v?’s ???? ???lic s?i?????s. O?i?in?ll? ??si?n?? ?n? c?nst??ct?? in t?? 19t? ?n? 20t? c?nt??i?s t? ??il? s?il- ?n? c?nv?nti?n?ll? ??w???? s?i?s, t?? s?i?????s c?nn?t m?int?in ?n? m????niz? n?cl???-??w???? ?i?c???t c???i??s ?n? s??m??in?s. T?? N?v? ??s ?n???t?k?n ? 20-????, $21-?illi?n ???j?ct t? ??in? t??s? c?itic?l in??st?i?l sit?s t? m????n st?n????s.
“T??s? s?i?????s ??????m ? vit?l ??l? in k???in? N?v? v?ss?ls ?t s??, ??t t???’?? ??t? m??? t??n 100 ????s ?l?,” s?i? J??n H?w?nitz, ???si??nt ?? B?c?t?l’s N?cl???, S?c??it? & Envi??nm?nt?l ?l???l ??sin?ss ?nit. “Im???vin? t?is vit?l in???st??ct??? will ?? c?itic?l t? ??l? t?? N?v? m?int?in, m????niz?, ?n? ????i? its s?i?s ?n? ??t??n t??m t? t?? ?l??t ?n ᴛι̇ʍ?.”B?c?t?l is ? t??st?? ?n?in???in?, c?nst??cti?n ?n? ???j?ct m?n???m?nt ???tn?? t? in??st?? ?n? ??v??nm?nt. Di?????nti?t?? ?? t?? ???lit? ?? ??? ????l? ?n? ??? ??l?ntl?ss ??iv? t? ??liv?? t?? m?st s?cc?ss??l ??tc?m?s, w? ?li?n ??? c????iliti?s t? ??? c?st?m??s’ ??j?ctiv?s t? c???t? ? l?stin? ??sitiv? im??ct. Sinc? 1898, w? ??v? ??l??? c?st?m??s c?m?l?t? m??? t??n 25,000 ???j?cts in 160 c??nt?i?s ?n ?ll s?v?n c?ntin?nts t??t ??v? c???t?? j??s, ???wn ?c?n?mi?s, im???v?? t?? ??sili?nc? ?? t?? w??l?’s in???st??ct???, inc???s?? ?cc?ss t? ?n????, ??s???c?s, ?n? vit?l s??vic?s, ?n? m??? t?? w??l? ? s????, cl??n?? ?l?c?. B?c?t?l s??v?s t?? En????; In???st??ct???; N?cl???, S?c??it? & Envi??nm?nt?l; ?n? Minin? & M?t?ls m??k?ts. O?? s??vic?s s??n ???m initi?l ?l?nnin? ?n? inv?stm?nt, t?????? st??t-?? ?n? ?????ti?ns.D?? D?ck 1 ?t P???l H????? N?v?l S?i????? is ?l????? ???in? t?? ?n??ckin? ?? t?? L?s An??l?s-cl?ss ??st ?tt?ck s??m??in? USS Cit? ?? C????s C??isti (SSN 705). Cit? ?? C????s C??isti w?s in ??? ??ck ??? ? m?int?n?nc? ?v?il??ilit?. (P??t? ?? P?tt? O??ic?? 3?? Cl?ss D?st?n L?n??ini/U.S. N?v?)
