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Mr. Donald Stewart
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any decision has been taken on the means of disposal of the hulls and reactors of Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines after their retirement from service; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lee
HMS Dreadnought is the only nuclear-powered submarine to have been de-commissioned so far. She is currently laid up at a secure berth at Rosyth. No other nuclear-powered submarines are expected to go out of service before the 1990s. Plans for their permanent disposal have not yet been drawn up.