Friday 28 Oct 2011 @ 11:15
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
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Public consultation launched on dismantling nuclear-powered submarines
The Ministry of Defence will tomorrow start a period of public consultation on the options for dismantling nuclear-powered submarines that have left service with the Royal Navy.
These include those that are in afloat storage at Devonport and Rosyth dockyards.
Submarines in afloat storage are maintained safely, in a similar way to operational submarines. As they age, however, and as further submarines leave service, the cost to the taxpayer of maintaining them is rising significantly, and space to store them is running out.
