Submarines: Nuclear Reactors
(asked on 2nd June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of the reactors in the SSBN fleet.
This question was answered on 8th June 2015
Safety is paramount and continuously assessed at every stage of a submarine reactor’s life, from design and build, through to operation and disposal. It is independently regulated in accordance with legislative requirements and by the Ministry of Defence’s independent nuclear regulator.