Britain's Military Considers Site for Waste from Decommissioned Subs

摘要

Britain's Ministry of Defense is eyeing five nuclear facilities in the country for storing radioactive waste from decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines. A total of 27 Royal Navy nuclear submarines are scheduled for decommissioning and defueling by the mid 2030's. Nineteen have already left service and are stored afloat and cannot be completely dismantled until reactor components, considered radioactive waste, have been removed.