nuclear submarines
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A Sunken Cold War Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation At Levels 800,000 Times Normal
Using a robotic sub, a team of investigators has detected traces of radiation leaking from Komsomolets – a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 30 years ago in the Norwegian Sea. The recorded radiation levels are unusually high, but scientists say it’s not threatening humans or marine life.
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This Towering Egg Is The Nose Of UK’s Next Nuclear Submarine
Image Cache: “This is big. I mean really big. A big egg.” This was my first thought when I saw the nose cone of HMS Anson, the Royal Navy’s fifth Astute class nuclear powered attack submarine. It is huge.