This month's NIS Update includes information on plans to hand over the RNAD Coulport Trident nuclear weapons store to private sector contractors; delays in hearing the court case resulting from the August 2010 fire at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, and arrangements for power range testing the nuclear reactor on board the Royal Navy's new Astute class submarine, HMS Ambush.
Astute & SSNs latest news
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NIS Update: May 2012
DESIGN CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR TRIDENT REPLACEMENT SUBMARINES
Contracts worth £350m have been signed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for design of 'Successor' Trident replacement submarines.
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Navy’s submarine reactors do not meet civilian safety standards
The nuclear reactors which power the Royal Navy's fleet of submarines do not meet civilian standards of safety according to secret documents released to the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Southampton nuclear submarine visit puts public safety in jeopardy
An imminent visit by nuclear powered submarine HMS Torbay to Southampton Docks has been condemned by an international expert in submarine safety for placing public safety at risk.
HMS Torbay, one of the Royal Navy's oldest serving nuclear powered submarines, will visit Southampton Docks from Saturday 13 November until Tuesday 16 November on a public relations trip hosted by Southampton City Council. The submarine had originally been intended to arrive on Friday 12 November, but has been delayed as a result of bad weather.
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Independent report highlights risks of nuclear powered submarine visits to Southampton
VIDEO: Independent nuclear engineer John Large discusses shortfalls in emergency arrangements for nuclear powered submarines visiting Southampton.
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NIS Update: April 2010
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY CONCERN ABOUT AWE POLLUTION INCIDENTS
A report from the Environment Agency to the Atomic Weapons Establishment's Local Liaison Committee has highlighted concerns about pollution incidents caused by construction work at AWE sites.
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Emergency services could not cope with nuclear submarine accident
An independent nuclear expert has cast doubt about the ability of emergency services to cope with an accident involving a release of radiation from one of the Royal Navy's nuclear powered submarines when berthed in Southampton Docks.
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Hansard on Nuclear Submarines collisions
2 Mar 2009 : Column 1369W Nuclear Submarines
Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many submerged collisions involving British nuclear submarines there have been since 2000. [259984]
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Nuclear submarine to use Southampton Docks again
A nuclear powered submarine, HMS Trafalgar is due into Southampton Docks on Friday morning, before the Sotonsafe Nuclear Safety Plan is due to be tested on 14th January 2009. All emergency services and the City Council are on standby in case there is a problem with this 27 year-old submarine. The 5-day Public Relations Exercise and recruitment drive will be undermined by Trafalgar's recent nuclear accident at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth and the difficulty in protecting people in the Southampton area and beyond in the event of a nuclear accident.
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MoD Annual Performance Report 2007/8
Excerpts from the Ministry of Defence's Annual Performance Report 2007/8 relating to Trident.
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Damaged Submarine
The Royal Navy submarine HMS Superb, which suffered some damage when she struck an underwater pinnacle in the Red Sea on 26 May, has arrived in Crete for a short period.
MOD Statement at http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.13008
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Hansard on Nuclear Submarines, 9th June 2008
9 Jun 2008 : Column 66W*
*HMS Superb*
*Mr. Hancock:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for HMS Superb to dock and have her damage assessed before returning to the UK; and if he will make a statement. [208735]