Why USS Enterprise escaped Operation Crossroads

Why was USS Enterprise (CV-6) spared use as a target in Operation Crossroads?

Her wartime fame was overwhelmingly the reason, though it did not later save the ship from scrapping.

USS Enterprise's wartime fame is the proposed reason she escaped use as a target in Operation Crossroads. An atomic test involving such a celebrated carrier would have attracted considerable public attention. Her reputation did not prevent her eventual scrapping, which attracted less attention because disposing of old warships was commonplace.