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Nuclear waste from scrapped Plymouth subs to be sent up country via The Herald

[…] Radioactive fuel cells on a dozen disused nuclear submarines languishing in Plymouth are to be removed and taken to a site in the North of England for storage and eventual disposal. The Ministry of Defence yesterday revealed the fate … Continue reading

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Devonport: Living next to a nuclear submarine graveyard via BBC

They were once at the vanguard of the UK’s Cold War effort but much of Britain’s former nuclear submarine fleet now lies rusting in Devonport dockyard with its radioactive cargo still intact. But how dangerous is it to live next … Continue reading

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