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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The naval shipyards in Norfolk, Virginia, and Kittery, Maine, and the shipyard and intermediate maintenance facilities at Puget Sound, Washington, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, are vital to maintaining the nuclear fleet, the Government Accountability Office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/690\/687105.pdf\">report<\/a> states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But while they are critical to maintaining the Navy\u2019s nuclear-powered fleet \u2014 10 carriers and 70 boats \u2014&nbsp;\u201ctheir overall condition remains poor,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Backlogged maintenance and restoration projects for the facilities have grown by 41 percent over the past five years, the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fixing them will cost roughly $4.86 billion and won\u2019t be completed for nearly 20 years, according to the GAO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Navy 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