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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Nuclear submarines will be dismantled in Plymouth

Trafalgar-class submarine |The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that old nuclear submarines will be cut up in Devonport. But fears that Plymouth could become the UK's nuclear graveyard have been eased.

Defence Minister Philip Dunne said yesterday that submarine dismantling would be put to the test in Rosyth in Scotland. If the process works, the remainder of the UK's retired nuclear fleet will be cut up in both Plymouth and Rosyth.

But he announced a further consultation on where intermediate-level nuclear waste would be stored, widening the choice to include commercial and other defence sites.

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