Continued monitoring of sunken Soviet submarine shows ongoing radioactive leakage, but little impact

In 1989, the Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarine Komsomolets sank to the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, along with its ...

Sunken nuclear submarine is continually leaking radioactive material, but experts aren't worried

Even with the ongoing leaks, researchers found, "There is little evidence of any accumulation" ...
The Barents Observer

37 years on, no signs of leakage from plutonium warheads

Results from two new studies of seabed sediments near the sunken nuclear-powered submarine Komsomolets (K-278) in the ...

Nuclear-powered submarine USS Massachusetts to be commissioned in Boston

The USS Massachusetts, the Navy's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine​, will be commissioned​ in Boston on Saturday.
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The threat of the ‘Komsomolets’: A Soviet nuclear submarine has been leaking radiation from the seabed for four decades

The K-278 has been emitting radioactive material since it sank in 1989, although torpedoes with atomic warheads resist ...
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Sunken Soviet Submarine Is Leaking Radioactive Material in The Ocean

A plume of radioactive material seeping from Komsomolets. (Gwynn et al., PNAS, 2026) A sunken Cold War-era nuclear submarine ...
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US Navy adds 377-foot nuclear-powered submarine with 25-knot underwater speed

The U.S. Navy has officially welcomed a new nuclear-powered attack submarine into its fleet.

Sunken Soviet Submarine Is Quietly Leaking Radiation Decades Later, Study Finds

While the nuclear-powered attack sub’s reactor appears to be ‘corroded,’ years of collaboration with Russian authorities has ...
AOL

Nuclear Submarines Can Stay Underwater For Months - Here's How

The United States military uses nuclear submarines to attack strategic targets, gather intelligence, and deter threats. Submarines make up part of the "nuclear triad" that protects against nuclear ...

Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine USS Albany returns to fleet ahead of schedule

Only 23 of the original 62 Los Angeles-class submarines remain in commission, representing about half of the Navy's ...
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It Takes Years To Refuel A Nuclear Submarine - Here's Why

You probably charge your phone daily, while your car needs gas or a battery top-up every few days. But you don't have to take the device or vehicle apart when you connect it to power or fill up the ...