Crane operations were temporarily stood down after a series of safety incidents
Devonport latest news
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Environment Agency allows increase in radioactive carbon emissions from Devonport Dockyard
The Environment Agency has agreed to allow Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd permission to increase the quantity of radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from submarine refit operations at the dockyard, following public consultation over the need to vary the company's Environmental Permit.
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The £73m annual bill for policing the UK’s military nuclear programme
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Environment Agency considers proposal to increase radioactive carbon emissions from Devonport dockyard
Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd, the company which runs the Devonport naval base on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, has applied to the Environment Agency for permission to increase the quantity of radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from operations at the dockyard.
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Vanguard in to refit, Vengeance out
HMS Vanguard, the oldest of the UK's Trident nuclear missile submarines, has begun a four year refit at HM Naval Base Devonport.
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Safety improvements ordered at Devonport nuclear dockyard after worker is contaminated
The government's nuclear safety watchdog has ordered the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine base at Devonport in Plymouth to improve safety after a string of incidents.
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Two submarines to move to Faslane under Navy’s future submarine basing plan
The Ministry of Defence has announced that two of the Royal Navy's Trafalgar class submarines will move from their current base in Devonport to the Clyde as part of a long-term scheme to station all the Navy's submarines at a single base.
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‘Stop work’ notice issued following safety concerns during refit work on nuclear powered submarine HMS Trenchant at Devonport dockyard
Concerns about emergency response arrangements resulted in a 'stop work' notice being issued for refit work on a nuclear powered submarine at Devonport naval dockyard earlier this year, according to a report published by the government's nuclear safety regulator.
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Navy warship accidentally fires torpedo at Devonport nuclear dockyard
The Royal Navy is investigating an incident in which a dummy torpedo was accidentally fired from a warship at a dockyard where nuclear powered submarines are berthed and maintained.
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Devonport workers receive accidental radiation dose during submarine maintenance operation
Three workers at HM Naval Base Devonport have received an accidental intake of radioactive material following an incident during a submarine maintenance operation.
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Ministry of Defence publishes list of submarine base nuclear safety incidents
A power supply failure to submarine berths, leakage from a tap left on in a radioactive waste tank, melting of an ice plug, and a loss of electricity caused when steam valves were mistakenly closed are among a series of unexpected events which have resulted in a string of nuclear incidents and near misses involving Britain's nuclear submarine fleet over the last five years.
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Power loss at Devonport submarine base had ‘potential nuclear implications’
An incident which left an electrical ring main at the base without power for over 90 minutes had “potential nuclear implications” according to an official report, leading to a risk that reactors on board nuclear powered submarines berthed in the dockyard could have overheated.