A very interesting documentary on decommissioning Russian subs

Kapitan · 02-09-22, 01:21 PM

This is a documentary done in 2010 about the scrapping of Russian nuclear submarines

Much has actually been done between 2003 and today to get rid of the former Soviet fleet and the boats that once littered the ports of northern Russia are today as of 2022 mostly gone.

Funding for a lot of the early scrapping was supplied by the USA Norway Japan UK and the European Union
However the last funding grant I heard of was in 2014 (maybe wrong)
Since then Russia has scrapped submarines on its own dime

The documentary is 45mins long and you get to see some of the nerpa shipyard and also saidya bay reactor storage facility which at the time housed only 33 reactors (2010) today holds 120+

Catfish · 02-09-22, 03:40 PM

Interesting, Bellona.org also used to be a good source for the fate of decommissioned russian submarines.
Just who the hell did this english "translation" accent

Kapitan · 02-09-22, 08:24 PM

Indeed Bellona did as did fas but they have since stopped doing anything meaningful, then again most of the older subs and ships have since been cut up and now its only the relatively recent boats that have left service that are left to be cut up.

To be honest you have to applaud to Russians in one sense, yes this has largely been done with aid from other countries but to cut up and safely store over 120+ nuclear vessels in 15 years with very few incidents is no mean feat.

Take a look at the UK for instance we seem to be relatively far behind in our works the simple fact is were only now getting around to scrapping ours, and some of them have been in storage longer than they were in service.

Skybird · 02-10-22, 03:46 AM

I recall a docu on German Tv some 20 years ago. They showed that the Russians were pumping a lot of money in building new nucleaf boats, while leaving the costs of scrapping old nuclear boats, especially the reactor cores, to Germany and others, but Germany paid an especially high share to protect the environment. The security standards in the harbours were ridiculous, practically every stranger could walk on and off thd abandoned boats. It was all a ridiculous situation.

Jimbuna · 02-10-22, 09:29 AM

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this over a glass or three last night

Bubblehead1980 · 02-10-22, 03:23 PM

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

02-09-22, 01:21 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	A very interesting documentary on decommissioning Russian subs This is a documentary done in 2010 about the scrapping of Russian nuclear submarines Much has actually been done between 2003 and today to get rid of the former Soviet fleet and the boats that once littered the ports of northern Russia are today as of 2022 mostly gone. Funding for a lot of the early scrapping was supplied by the USA Norway Japan UK and the European Union However the last funding grant I heard of was in 2014 (maybe wrong) Since then Russia has scrapped submarines on its own dime The documentary is 45mins long and you get to see some of the nerpa shipyard and also saidya bay reactor storage facility which at the time housed only 33 reactors (2010) today holds 120+ __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

02-09-22, 03:40 PM	#2
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Interesting, Bellona.org also used to be a good source for the fate of decommissioned russian submarines. Just who the hell did this english "translation" accent __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 02-09-22 at 03:50 PM.*

02-09-22, 08:24 PM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Indeed Bellona did as did fas but they have since stopped doing anything meaningful, then again most of the older subs and ships have since been cut up and now its only the relatively recent boats that have left service that are left to be cut up. To be honest you have to applaud to Russians in one sense, yes this has largely been done with aid from other countries but to cut up and safely store over 120+ nuclear vessels in 15 years with very few incidents is no mean feat. Take a look at the UK for instance we seem to be relatively far behind in our works the simple fact is were only now getting around to scrapping ours, and some of them have been in storage longer than they were in service. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

02-10-22, 03:46 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I recall a docu on German Tv some 20 years ago. They showed that the Russians were pumping a lot of money in building new nucleaf boats, while leaving the costs of scrapping old nuclear boats, especially the reactor cores, to Germany and others, but Germany paid an especially high share to protect the environment. The security standards in the harbours were ridiculous, practically every stranger could walk on and off thd abandoned boats. It was all a ridiculous situation. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-10-22, 09:29 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Thoroughly enjoyed watching this over a glass or three last night __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-10-22, 03:23 PM	#6
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,100 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Great video. Thanks for sharing.