Russia to Scrap Nuclear Submarine

Russia has moved a decommissioned nuclear submarine to a shipyard in Severodvinsk to be scrapped, ITAR-Tass reported yesterday (see GSN, Aug. 24).

Canada is providing funding for the scrapping of the submarine through the Group of Eight Global Partnership, which provides nonproliferation funding for projects primarily in Russia. Russia is expected to scrap 18 nuclear submarines this year, of which 13 will be eliminated using Russian funds, ITAR-Tass reported (ITAR-Tass, Oct. 20).

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