Babcock awards milestone recycling contract in UK’s Submarine Dismantling Project

Posted on 7 Nov 2024 by The Manufacturer
Pictured: SM Swiftsure (formerly HMS Swiftsure) in dry dock at Babcock’s Rosyth Royal Dockyard.
Pictured: SM Swiftsure (formerly HMS Swiftsure) in dry dock at Babcock’s Rosyth Royal Dockyard.
Babcock International Group (Babcock), working with the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE), has reached the next significant milestone to fully dismantle a nuclear-powered submarine, Swiftsure, at its facility in Rosyth. As part of the UK’s demonstrator project, the company has recently awarded the recycling contract to KDC Veolia Decommissioning Services UK Ltd (KDCV). Babcock’s approach is…

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