MAPW has released an updated briefing on health and safety issues related to naval nuclear reactors (nuclear powered submarines).
Naval nuclear reactors – like all nuclear reactors – pose potentially serious risks for people and the environment.
But unlike other reactors, most information about naval reactors is kept classified, and it can be difficult to say how safe they are, and in what way they are safe.
For communities incurrent and potential port sites, there are key questions to be answered.
The briefing covers issues relating to radiation emergency capability, consultation with communities, accident modelling, and independent monitoring and regulation of safety issues.