and causes major accidents. For example, the submarine oil andgas pipelinein the waters of Beibu Bay in South China Sea, only after one year, had dozens of bare pipelines and suspensions due to the typhoon and sand wave migration activity; the maximum suspension distance was more than 20, ...
Between 1970 and 1989, five Soviet nuclear submarines were sunk, either as a result of accidents or due to scuttling. Scores of Soviet sailors and officers were lost, and the wrecks themselves presented an ongoing danger to marine life and navigation due to the threat of radiation. The K-27...
Senouci [15] developed regression analysis and artificial neural network (ANN) prediction models based on historical pipeline accident data to predict pipeline accidents. At present, there are few studies that have researched the impacts of risk factors on a submarine pipeline’s integrity. This ...
Why Australia Broke its Submarine Deal with France The Terror of Russia's Nuclear Submarine Graveyard Kyle Mizokami Kyle Mizokami is a writer on defense and security issues and has been atPopular Mechanicssince 2015. If it involves explosions or projectiles, he's generally in favor of it. Kyle...
A new report by SCND applies the MoD’s criteria for accidents at Faslane to Devonport. It concludes that Devonport would never be an officially acceptable location for Trident submarines because of the much greater population that would be put at risk. ...
she was towed to Vosper Ship Repairers Limited’s yard at Southampton to have her keel strengthened so that she could be lifted out of the water and preserved as a memorial to those British submariners who have died in service. Since 1981 the submarine has been a museum ship, raised out...
Nuclear submarine, submarine that relies on a nuclear reactor to drive its propulsion system. A nuclear submarine may or may not be armed with nuclear weapons. The chief advantages afforded by nuclear power are increased speed (allowing submerged submari
7.6. Marcopper Mine, Marinduque, Philippines (Ceased) The Marcopper Mine in the Philippines experienced some accidents, in which tailings were dispersed into the sea. As a result, studies have shown increased concentrations of different metals in the sediments as well as in the pore water, ...