Australian Navy commanders will have full operational control over their nuclear submarines and their powerful reactors, but the boats may have foreign engineers onboard when they are deployed.
abc.net.au/news/australian-commanders-complete-control-over-nuclear-submarines/101965182Australian Navy commanders will have full operational control over their submarines and the powerful nuclear reactors onboard, despite the potential presence of US or UK engineers.
But the commanding officer of that submarine, the Australian, would have "command and control over the reactor, over the submarine – unequivocal".Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead is chief of the Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force. Vice Admiral Mead said Australia would, however, be sending people to US "design facilities" so we would understand "every element of detail of that reactor".Australia's nuclear submarines are not due to start hitting the water until the 2040s.
He also said that submariners receive only minimal doses of radiation onboard – less than an ordinary person walking the streets of a capital city.Vice Admiral Mead says Australia will have "command and control over the reactor, over the submarine". Vice Admiral Mead said unequivocally there would be no gap, but would not be drawn on the Navy's specific plans.
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