Per Person Lifetime System Annual System Per Career Costs Costs Audiograms $2,168 $23,848,000 $476,960 Hearing Aids $23,989 $263,879,000 $5,277,580 VA Disability $85,696 $942,656,000 $18,853,120 (NIHL) VA Disability $18,604 $204,644,000 $4,092,880 (Tinnitus) Total $130,457 $1,465,027,000 $28,700,540 Based on the assumed career profile, source levels, crew size and number of systems, the cost algorithm shows a per person per career cost of $130,457, a lifetime cost for all CVN deck crews of $1,230,383,000 and an annual system cost of $24,607,660. 3.4.3 Engineering Noise Control Costs and Return on Investment for On- Deck Aircraft Carrier Operations Engineering treatments discussed in section 3.4.1 were incorporated into the cost analysis presented in section 3.4.2 and engineering treatment ROIs were computed. Input parameters such as system life, number of systems, crew size and career profile were unchanged from section 3.4.2. Table 23 summarizes the engineering noise controls studied, estimated noise reductions, and estimated noise control costs. Table 23 - Engineering Noise Controls for On Deck Aircraft Carrier Operations Immediate Lifetime Treatment Treatment Receiver Space Per Ship All Ships Noise Reduction Low High Low High Partial Barriers 13 dB $200K $500K $2.2M $5.5M Table 24 summarizes the estimated NIHL cost savings with the treatment listed in Table 23. Table 24 - Costs Due to On Deck Aircraft Carrier Operation Noise, Before and After Noise Controls Lifetime System Costs Lifetime Without Cost Reduction With Treatment Treatments Audiograms $23,848,000 $23,089,000 $759,000 Hearing Aids $263,879,000 $211,244,000 $52,635,000 VA Disability $942,656,000 $41,151,000 $901,505,000 (NIHL) VA Disability $204,644,000 $68,233,000 $1,36,411,000 (Tinnitus)
Per Person Per Career Lifetime System Costs Annual System Costs Audiograms $2,168 $23,848,000 $476,960 Hearing Aids $23,989 $263,879,000 $5,277,580 VA Disability (NIHL) $85,696 $942,656,000 $18,853,120 VA Disability (Tinnitus) $18,604 $204,644,000 $4,092,880 Total $130,457 $1,465,027,000 $28,700,540 Based on the assumed career profile, source levels, crew size and number of systems, the cost algorithm shows a per person per career cost of $130,457, a lifetime cost for all CVN deck crews of $1,230,383,000 and an annual system cost of $24,607,660. 3.4.3 Engineering Noise Control Costs and Return on Investment for On- Deck Aircraft Carrier Operations Engineering treatments discussed in section 3.4.1 were incorporated into the cost analysis presented in section 3.4.2 and engineering treatment ROIs were computed. Input parameters such as system life, number of systems, crew size and career profile were unchanged from section 3.4.2. Table 23 summarizes the engineering noise controls studied, estimated noise reductions, and estimated noise control costs. Table 23 - Engineering Noise Controls for On Deck Aircraft Carrier Operations Treatment Immediate Receiver Space Noise Reduction Lifetime Treatment Per Ship All Ships Low High Low High Partial Barriers 13 dB $200K $500K $2.2M $5.5M Table 24 summarizes the estimated NIHL cost savings with the treatment listed in Table 23. Table 24 - Costs Due to On Deck Aircraft Carrier Operation Noise, Before and After Noise Controls Lifetime System Costs Lifetime Cost Reduction Without Treatments With Treatment Audiograms $23,848,000 $23,089,000 $759,000 Hearing Aids $263,879,000 $211,244,000 $52,635,000 VA Disability (NIHL) $942,656,000 $41,151,000 $901,505,000 VA Disability (Tinnitus) $204,644,000 $68,233,000 $1,36,411,000
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