Summary
CHECKS have been carried out on all Devonport's hunterkiller nuclear submarines after two of the vessels went to sea with a potentially catastrophic safety problem. Ministers revealed inspections were undertaken on the entire fleet of Trafalgar class submarines after valves designed to release pressure from steam generators in an emergency were found to be blocked off aboard HMS Turbulent and HMS Tireless.
The problem arose because of the failure to remove 'blanks' fitted as part of testing during maintenance work at Devonport.See the full content of this document
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N-Subs Inspected After Safety Blunder
The blocking devices should have been removed before the submarines re-entered service but were instead left in place.
A leaked Minist...See the full content of this document
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