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While the US Navy cuts the reactor block out of its old nuclear submarines and buries it whole in a desert trench, Britain has cut 2,695 tons off a 272-foot Cold War attack submarine in a Scottish dry

By Info60 US Desk•Summary of reporting by autonocion.com•Sep 20, 2026•0 views•

The US Navy has been scrapping its old nuclear submarines since the 1980s, and its method is blunt in a pretty efficient way. Crews cut the entire reactor

The US Navy has been scrapping its old nuclear submarines since the 1980s, and its method is blunt in a pretty efficient way. Crews cut the entire reactor compartment out of the hull in one sealed block, haul it inland, and bury it in an open trench ... [5368 chars]

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