§ Patrick MercerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the testing of a new naval nuclear reactor core that will power Royal Navy submarines for their full operational life; and what problems have been experienced. [67708]
§ Dr. MoonieThe new naval nuclear reactor Core H that will power Royal Navy submarines for their full operational life is being tested at the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment located at Dounreay in Scotland. Full power trails started on 5 February 2002 and all initial test results were as predicted. No problems have been experienced with the new core during testing to date.
§ Patrick MercerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the testing of a new naval nuclear reactor core that will power Royal Navy submarines for their full operational life has remained within his Department's estimated budget. [69842]
§ Dr. MoonieThe fixed price contract to deliver testing of the Royal Navy's new submarine reactor core has remained within the Equipment Programme 2002 budget.