Jellyfish would ‘inevitably’ force nuclear submarines into shutdown if based in Brisbane, expert says
by Ben Smee in Brisbane from World news | The Guardian on (#5WZA9)
Exclusive: Leading marine scientist says Moreton Bay, one of three sites shortlisted, is bad choice due to risk to reactors if jellyfish sucked in
Australia's nuclear-powered submarines would inevitably" be forced into an emergency reactor shutdown by swarms of jellyfish if the fleet was based in Brisbane, a leading marine scientist says.
The Australian government this week released a shortlist of three sites - Brisbane, Newcastle and Wollongong - as a potential east-coast home port for the nuclear submarine fleet, which will arrive in about 2036 under the Aukus partnership with the US and the UK.
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