Sounds like it is in the same place just the museum has expanded. That is great. I remember seeing that ship shortly after it opened. Of course, that means as soon as I could see it after a deterrent patrol. I chuckled looking at those huge steel pipes bolted to the ship and the pier. I knew that rascal was not going anywhere. That did an incredible job displaying the interior of that ship.
I spoke with some ELTs associated with that project. Engineering Laboratory Techinicians are radiation technicians in the Navy Nuclear world. They said they removed all the irradiated valves from the reactor compartment and piled them into the empty reactor vessel and sealed it shut. Nice simple way of dealing with the problem. For those who may be concerned about this idea, the reactor vessel is designed to contain the reactor while it is running, so containing contaminated parts is really overkill in the old reactor vessel.
Anybody that can get to Groton should stop off and see this display. It is excellent. Always remember, in today's terrorist world, the military does not play. They have been attacked too many times.
