Rolls-Royce Submarines

(Redirected from Rolls-Royce and Associates)

Rolls-Royce Submarines, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce, operates three sites licensed to handle nuclear material, two of which are at Raynesway in Derby, and the other at Vulcan Nuclear Reactor Testing Establishment (NRTE), Dounreay, UK.

Rolls-Royce Submarines
FormerlyRolls-Royce and Associates (1954–1999)
Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations (1999–2018)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryNuclear power
Founded1954
ParentRolls-Royce Holdings

The Manufacturing Site was licensed in August 1960 and deals with processing of uranium fuel and the fabrication of Rolls-Royce PWR nuclear reactor cores for Royal Navy submarines such as the new Astute class.

The Neptune/Radioactive Components Facility Site was licensed in November 1961 and houses the Neptune test reactor which is used to conduct experiments on reactor cores.

It was created as a joint company in 1954 with the name Rolls-Royce and Associates; the associates being Vickers, Foster Wheeler and later Babcock & Wilcox. It changed its name on 15 January 1999 to Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Limited and is part of the marine business of Rolls-Royce plc. It changed its name again on 1 August 2018 to Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited. [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Office for Nuclear Regulation – Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited".
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