DCNS SEPIA: The first submarine R&D project with a focus on ecodesign and the environment

SEPIA (standing for Submarine with Environmental Performance Improvement Along-life) constitutes a world's first in terms of environmental analysis and ecodesign applied to a submarine.

This new R&D project self-funded by DCNS started by an analysis of the life cycle of an existing DCNS submarine (Scorpène SSK).

The goal being to evaluate the environmental impacts of each step of the submarine's life cycle: Construction, active duty, maintenance, dismantling...

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