Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Monday, 3 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 February 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 10 February 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether hulks of paid-off SSNs and former Polaris submarines have been dismantled.
- Answer
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Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether hulks of paid-off SSNs and former Polaris submarines have been dismantled. [95885] Dr. Moonie: None of the 11 nuclear-powered submarines that have been paid-off have been dismantled, and there are no plans to do this ahead of the work of the ISOLUS project to find a suitable way of storing radioactive material from decommissioned submarines on land. Currently, as soon as possible after the submarine leaves naval service, the reactor is defuelled, any other significant mobile radiation sources are removed and the vessel prepared for safe storage afloat.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 95885; 399 c513W;399 c511W
- Session
- 2002-03
- Subjects
- Decommissioning Waste disposal Nuclear submarines Polaris submarines
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