The US Navy Has Paid $111,000,000 Just to Park Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise While It Waits to Be Taken Apart

The Enterprise has been waiting since 2012. Of the total dismantlement bill, $111 million covers nothing but long-term pier-side storage during that wait - money spent on a ship going nowhere. The scrapping contract itself is $418.5 million, with $902 million already spent on inactivation and defueling.