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Friday, March 11, 2011

Flaws in nuclear submarine reactors could be fatal, secret report warns

Astute classThe reactors that power Britain's naval submarines are "potentially vulnerable" to fatal nuclear accidents because they fail to meet modern safety standards, according to a heavily censored report declassified by the Ministry of Defence.

The MoD's senior nuclear safety expert warns that the safety of submarine reactors compares "poorly" with that of nuclear power stations, and there could be dangerous leaks of radioactivity.

There was also a risk of "multiple fatalities" from submarines failing to surface, he says.

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