Errors during maintenance work resulted in a breach in the primary containment of the reactor compartment for HMS Vengeance, one of the submarines that carry the Royal Navy's Trident nuclear weapons, during refit work last year at Devonport dockyard.
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Fire on nuclear submarine HMS Torbay in Devonport Dockyard
A fire has broken out on the hull of the nuclear powered submarine HMS Torbay during maintenance work at Devonport Naval Dockyard.
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Regulator approves Devonport Dockyard safety review – with reservations
Despite reservations about unresolved safety issues, the Office for Nuclear Regulation has agreed to accept a safety assessment undertaken by Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd for the nuclear submarine refuelling facility at HM Naval Base Devonport.
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Archive papers show Devonport selected over Rosyth for submarine refit work despite safety and cost risks
Devonport dockyard in Plymouth was selected as the sole site for refitting the Royal Navy's nuclear powered submarines by John Major's government even though the competing Rosyth dockyard in Fife would have been safer and cheaper to run, according to recently released archive papers.
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Radiation leak forces Royal Navy nuclear submarine to return to base
Submarine ordered to return to dock following discovery of coolant leak.
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Nuclear risks rule Devonport out as an option if Trident quits Scotland
The UK's Trident nuclear submarines could not be rebased at the Devonport naval dockyard in Plymouth for safety reasons if an independent Scotland orders the fleet to leave, according to a report from Scottish CND.
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Unanswered questions following Ministry of Defence Fukushima review
A range of potential safety issues identified following a review of the Ministry of Defence's nuclear weapons and nuclear submarine programmes need further investigation, according to the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR). The safety review was conducted by DNSR in the light of the Fukushima nuclear accident, following a similar review undertaken by the Office […]
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NIS Update: March 2012
HMS VENGEANCE ENTERS DEVONPORT FOR REFIT
Babcock International Group has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence for a £350 million three-and-a-half year refit of the Trident submarine HMS Vengeance at the Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth.
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Submarine dismantling – only half the story
Ministry of Defence video about the Submarine Dismantling Project
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NIS Update: June – July 2010
REDUCTION IN UK NUCLEAR WARHEAD NUMBERS BEGINS
The Ministry of Defence has announced that the programme for implementing reductions in the number of UK nuclear warheads outlined in last year's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) has now commenced.
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Submarine Dismantling Project: MoD releases SEA scoping report and site screening criteria
At the beginning of December 2010 the Ministry of Defence (MoD) released new information relating to its Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP). The Project has the long term aim of dismantling 27 of the Royal Navy's nuclear powered submarines – from Dreadnought to Vengeance – and is currently considering how and where to do this. The latest releases from the MoD for the project include an update of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Scoping Report and a Site Criteria and Screening Paper
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NIS Update: January 2011
TRIDENT LONG LEAD COSTS MAY PRE-EMPT POST-ELECTION DECISION