Also, some nations even NATO ones don't allow nuclear powered ships, or those carrying nuclear weapons into their ports

Nuclear powered carriers are "eh".

Your ship and carrier task force will always need food and refueling

So you're still bound by the same supply limitations as before

For the vast majority of countries, conventional power is superior

The thing is, suppercarriers are the biggest and therefore most fuel hungry ships in the fleet by some margin.

15 years of diesel costs the same as JUST installing the carriers nuclear reactor and fueling it

There's also the higher maintenance costs

The mid-life refueling costs

AND the after-life cleanup costs

You don't need to recite the video

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My favourite aspect was the political one

Countries denying nuclear powered ships in their waters

True, but the same ships that refuel your fleet refuel your carrier @leavethisbotnet

Carriers do use up a lot of space for hanger and other stuff, you don't necessarily have to refuel the other ships as often as the carrier.

Food stores on a typical destroyer are a month

Same for the carrier

The Queen Elizabeth class has a longer range than her escorts anyway

https://order-order.com/2019/10/22/boris-confirms-will-pull-wab-government-loses-vote-bill-timetable-tonight/

A large fleet that wants to project power (One of the main reasons for a carrier anyway) will require a large auxiliary fleet already

If he pulls the bill what effect will that have?

My guess is, one of the major reasons is to minimize downtime during operations, since CVs are extremely important.

Don't quote me on this but I believe the downtime for a mid-life refueling is a couple years

@Hopix I assume it would essentially end the deal and he would support a GE instead

2 years for a sub and 3 for a carrier

"I believe the downtime for a mid-life refueling is a couple years"

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But that doesn't happen in the middle of military operation.

But we still extend?

I would imagine so

True, but it could happen before those operations occur

He needs opposition support for a GE

The ship could be in drydock during the start of the conflict

And the normally scheduled one is still years away

I don't see how he'll get a GE

You can plan the refuelling long ahead, and you can have plenty reserves to refuel years later if you absolutely need it now.

He won't @Hopix

That assumes you know when the conflict will start @leavethisbotnet

He would have to get a decent amount of opposition MP's to support him

It could happen after the 31st