Rosyth Royal Dockyard
When nuclear powered submarines leave naval service the nuclear fuel is removed, equipment taken off and the vessel prepared for storage afloat. This process is called decommissioning, but in the naval sense, and is distinct from the decommissioning of nuclear power stations. After naval decommissioning, radioactivity remains contained within the reactor compartment structures.
Information is presented about wastes that existed at Rosyth Royal Dockyard at the stock date (1 April 2025) and were forecast to arise after this date.
For background information about this site owner, please refer to the Site Information Sheets in the 2025 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory report.
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Information about spent fuel and nuclear materials is presented separately in the relevant 2025 Inventory report. For official figures and essential information about how the data has been produced, always refer to the UKRWI 2025 published reports.
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