Nuclear Submarines: Fires
(asked on 28th May 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what fires have taken place on UK (a) nuclear-powered and (b) nuclear-armed submarines since 3 December 2014.
This question was answered on 4th June 2015
Due to the nature of submarine operations, meticulous records are kept of all fire safety incidents, irrespective of how minor.
Since 3 December 2014 there has been one small-scale fire, that was categorised as minor. It was dealt with quickly and effectively using onboard resources.