The Royal Navy is to install a series of nuclear submarine berths around Britain in a move that local authorities are calling the equivalent of "putting a nuclear reactor in the middle of town".
Councils have been told to draw up a long list of contingency plans in case of an emergency to provide back-up for the new "Z-berths".
Schools in the ports will be issued with potassium iodide tablets designed to lessen the effects of radiation exposure as part of the plans in the 200-page Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations.
The Navy has traditionally housed its submarines at Plymouth and at Faslane, near Glasgow, but has decided to increase the locations where a boat can pick up provisions or sailors or tie up in an emergency. During the Cold War the Navy had numerous Z-berths around the country, but these were closed as the Soviet threat faded. Following a review, however, new berths are to be installed in Southampton, Portland and Liverpool, with another one possibly on the East coast.
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