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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

HMS Vigilant LOP(R) achieves major milestone with successful completion refuelling

Vanguard-classA major milestone has been achieved in the Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) (LOP(R)) being undertaken by Babcock on HMS Vigilant at Devonport Royal Dockyard, with the successful completion of refuelling last week, two years in to the LOP(R) programme.

The refuelling of a nuclear submarine takes around seven months, from removing the reactor head to access the fuel modules to replacing the reactor head when refuelling is complete, and involves nearly 100 highly trained and experienced refuellers.

The extremely complex and demanding procedure is carried out to the most rigorous of safety standards.

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