Tag Archives: nuclear submarine

Nuclear weapons: an accident waiting to happen via The Guradian

Posted on 2013/09/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In July 1956, a plane crashed in Suffolk, nearly detonating an atomic bomb. In January 1987, an RAF truck carrying hydrogen bombs skidded off a road in Wiltshire. Other near-misses remain top secret. Who is really at risk from Britain’s … Continue reading →

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India’s First Ballistic Missile Sub to Begin Sea Trials via The Diplomat

Posted on 2013/07/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

India’s first indigenously-built, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, is set to begin sea trials shortly India’s The Tribune reported on Sunday, citing unnamed Indian officials. “The nuclear reactor that will power the submarine can be formally declared ‘critical’ anytime … Continue reading →

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Eugene P. Wilkinson, commander of first nuclear sub, dies at 94 via The Washington Post

Posted on 2013/07/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Eugene P. Wilkinson, a retired Navy vice admiral who helped guide the early development of the Navy’s nuclear-powered fleet and who commanded the Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, when it was launched in the 1950s, died July 11 at his … Continue reading →

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Russia to send nuclear submarines to southern seas via Reuters

Posted on 2013/06/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Russia plans to resume nuclear submarine patrols in the southern seas after a hiatus of more than 20 years following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Saturday, in another example of efforts to … Continue reading →

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INS Arihant, India’s N-powered submarine, to be operational soon via NDTV

Posted on 2013/05/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New Delhi: In a big step towards securing India’s nuclear deterrence capabilities, the reactor on board the indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant is set to become operational within three weeks. The submarine, which is over 100 metres long, has been … Continue reading →

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Navy nuclear submarine, cruiser collide off East Coast; no injuries reported via NBC News

Posted on 2012/10/14 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Updated at 9:24 a.m. ET: A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided during routine training off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday afternoon. No one aboard either the USS Montpelier or the USS San Jacinto was injured, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear submarine fire figures revealed via BBC

Posted on 2012/07/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

There have been 266 fires on nuclear submarines in the past 25 years, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. The incidents included 74 on ballistic missile submarines. Three happened while the vessels were in naval bases; one of these was … Continue reading →

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Fire on nuclear sub extinguished via CNN

Posted on 2012/05/27 by kojimaaiko

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a nuclear submarine early Thursday at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine after battling it for hours, according to a statement released by the shipyard. Seven people were injured and were treated either on the … Continue reading →

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[video]Firefighters contain nuclear submarine blaze

Posted on 2011/12/31 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Russia denies radiation leak in nuclear sub blaze via The Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2011/12/31 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation after a nuclear submarine caught fire during repairs in the Arctic, injuring at least nine people. The blaze, believed to have been started by a welding lamp igniting rubbish and wooden scaffolding … Continue reading →

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