Historically, it was planned to dump whole decommissioned nuclear
submarines at sea but this was subsequently prohibited by the London
Dumping Convention. Afloat storage has been demonstrated as a
cost-effective method of interim storage, but this had taken place under
the assumption that a permanent disposal facility would be available
early in the 21st century. As this is now highly unlikely, the MoD are
investigating alternative storage options for the medium term. These
submarines have had their weapons and nuclear fuel removed, and sites
Devonport latest news
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Scottish Parliament: submarine decommissioning
Submarine Decommissioning
4. Mr Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Ministry of Defence about whether the decision on the acceptability of the proposals for decommissioning
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HMS Splendid: final journey
On 19 August the nuclear submarine HMS Splendid has sailed for the final time from its base in Faslane to Devonport for decommissioning after 22 years in “service”. The sub was still in use during the recent war on Iraq and, according to the British Navy, was the vessel filmed by the BBC firing missiles at Iraqi targets. It had returned to Falsane after its Iraq role on 17 July 2003.
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NUKEWATCH ANNUAL REVIEW 2002
Another successful year for Nukewatch. Warhead convoys were tracked from Aldermaston to Coulport near Faslane, via the M25, past Peterborough, Leeds, Newcastle, Carlisle and Stirling. Special Nuclear Materials convoys were tracked to Rolls Royce Nuclear in Derby, to USAF Brize Norton and UKAEA Harwell in Oxfordshire, as well as between the two AWE sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield.
How Nukewatchers do it
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List of UK X and Z Berths
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Devonport Dockyard: nuclear safety
Part one of this Review assesses the hazards, risks and consequences associated with nuclear powered and possibly nuclear-armed submarines when on passage to, manoeuvring about and whilst alongside undergoing refit and refuelling at the nuclear submarine complex in Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth.
Part two considers the requirements of The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (REPPIR) for the local authority to provide an off-site emergency plan in response to all reasonably foreseeable radioactive release incidents.
An archive of the late John Large nuclear research reports can be found on the Large & Associates website. Click here to view
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TRIDENT PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
New warheads are being built and delivered while perfectly serviceable ones are being withdrawn and decommissioned in order to keep the production capability but not go over the ceiling of 200. This has come to light during the Environment Agency's consultation on radioactive discharges from AWE when a break-down of discharges from the decommissioning and production of Trident warheads was published. New warheads also replace those destroyed in stockpile checks.
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List of the locations of X and Z berths
House of Commons, Written Questions
14 Nov 2000 : Column: 575W
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number and locations of (a) X berths and (b) Z berths available to his Department. [137691]