Britain to refuel nuclear sub after problem with test reactor

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Britain to refuel nuclear sub after problem with test reactor

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-refuel-nuclear-sub-problem-test-reactor-125837287--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WfjpnTr8aGRkXOUksQjW0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-06T131715Z_2_CBREA25101R00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London" align="left" title="Britain's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London" border="0" /></a>Britain said on Thursday it was planning an unscheduled re-fuelling of one of its nuclear submarines following an investigation into a problem discovered over two years ago at a prototype reactor based permanently in Scotland. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the decision to re-fuel HMS Vanguard, the longest serving submarine in Britain's nuclear fleet, was being taken as a precautionary measure, and that the submarine's own reactor had not suffered any problems. Hammond said that a reactor based at Douneray in Scotland, which is identical to those used on board Britain's nuclear fleet and used to mimic on-board conditions, had been shut down in 2012 after a problem was detected. Britain is one of only five officially recognised nuclear-armed countries.</p><br clear="all"/>

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