Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) has submitted an application for a minor variation to an environmental permit which covers operations on their dockyard site in Plymouth, Devon. The Environment Agency will consult technical experts and the public on the environmental permit application received. The application, if approved, will enable them to increase discharges of carbon-14 to the atmosphere during the refit of the Royal Navy submarine, HMS Vanguard.
Environment Agency 20th May 2016 read more »