Dismantling the nuclear-powered fleet I

The Russian-Soviet case

Akula/Typhoon class submarine "Dmitry Donskoy". Source - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Akula/Typhoon class submarine "Dmitry Donskoy". Source - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Decommissioning a nuclear-powered ship is a long and technically difficult process due to the need to properly handle not only the fuel, but any hazardous material, from coolants to irradiated material. A process that few can carry out on their own and, even among these, even fewer can afford it. In order to make the text more understandable, instead of presenting several cases at the same time - since each country is a world even if it seems like a truism -, we are going to divide the article into two parts. This first one, we will dedicate to the Russian case, the most studied thanks not only to the work of organizations like Bellona, ​​but also to the obligation on the part of the Russian Federation to bring to light all types of data to benefit from the funds of the Nunn agreement. -Place 1991. In the next issue we will dedicate a second article to the policies followed by other states such as France, the United Kingdom, the United States or China, although the latter case is a mystery, given the opacity of the PLAN at the time. regard.

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