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The decommissioned November class submarine No.291, will be defueled and towed to the Nerpa shipyard for dismantling. Once dismantled to a single compartment unit (containing the de-fuelled reactor) the submarine will be transferred to
‘The nuclear legacy of the former Soviet Union still presents a serious risk,’ said Malcolm Wicks,
‘International cooperation is vital to ensure these threats are addressed within an acceptable timescale and it is in our interest to help
The work is being done as part of the Global Threat Reduction Programme, through which the
Project management and technical advice for the
PMI falls as manufacturers feel the squeeze
17 months or two and a half years - which is it?