Originally Posted by
Going Boeing
The Brits are finally starting on the dismantling of their nuclear submarines that have been stored for many years at Devonport. The work will be done at the Peel Ports Inchgreen Dry Dock, west of Glasgow.
I'd always take everything Luke Pollard says with a bucket of salt. Aside from anything else, the first of our boats going through the recycling process are in Rosyth.
Both Rosyth and Devonport will be removing the LLW and ILW from within the boat, in the docks there. After that point, it is possible that they could be taken elsewhere for cutting up, but that's far from a done deal. Submarines are not known for their benign towing characteristics and a long sea tow (round Lands End and up the Irish sea or round the top of Scotland through Pentland) adds risk. I wouldn't bet against them actually being cut up on site.