Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 8595

Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the legacy nuclear powered submarine fleet to have been decommissioned.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Swiftsure, the first submarine to be fully disposed of, is being used as a demonstrator to refine the dismantling and recycling processes under the Ministry of Defence's Submarine Dismantling Project. There will be a continual process of learning as Swift...

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