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Fears of delay grow over removal of Fife nuclear submarine reactor

 A FIFE councillor and anti-nuclear campaigners are demanding answers over plans to remove the most radioactive part of a decommissioned nuclear
submarine from Rosyth Dockyard. Councillor Brian Goodall says Babcock and
the Ministry of Defence urgently need to clarify when a reactor pressure
vessel, a highly radioactive component from a decommissioned submarine,
will be removed from Rosyth. It’s something that UK defence minister Luke
Pollard said should be done by the end of 2026, adding that his
depart­ment “remains com­mit­ted” to the deadline. The issue in question
refers to the dismantling of the retired Royal Navy nuclear-powered
submarine HMS Swiftsure. It’s part of the UK’s Submarine Dismantling
Project, which should be completed by October 2028.

 The National 10th Oct 2026 A FIFE councillor and anti-nuclear campaigners are demanding answers over
plans to remove the most radioactive part of a decommissioned nuclear
submarine from Rosyth Dockyard. Councillor Brian Goodall says Babcock and
the Ministry of Defence urgently need to clarify when a reactor pressure
vessel, a highly radioactive component from a decommissioned submarine,
will be removed from Rosyth. It’s something that UK defence minister Luke
Pollard said should be done by the end of 2026, adding that his
depart­ment “remains com­mit­ted” to the deadline. The issue in question
refers to the dismantling of the retired Royal Navy nuclear-powered
submarine HMS Swiftsure. It’s part of the UK’s Submarine Dismantling
Project, which should be completed by October 2028.

 The National 10th Oct 2026 A FIFE councillor and anti-nuclear campaigners are demanding answers over plans to remove the most radioactive part of a decommissioned nuclear from Rosyth Dockyard.

Councillor Brian Goodall says Babcock and
the Ministry of Defence urgently need to clarify when a reactor pressure
vessel, a highly radioactive component from a decommissioned submarine,
will be removed from Rosyth. It’s something that UK defence minister Luke
Pollard said should be done by the end of 2026, adding that his
depart­ment “remains com­mit­ted” to the deadline. The issue in question
refers to the dismantling of the retired Royal Navy nuclear-powered
submarine HMS Swiftsure. It’s part of the UK’s Submarine Dismantling
Project, which should be completed by October 2028.

 The National 10th Oct 2026, https://www.thenational.scot/news/26623369.fears-delay-grow-removal-fife-nuclear-submarine-reactor/

October 12, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | decommission reactor, UK