Josie Ford
A sticky fix
News headlines tell a gripping, simple tale: “Royal Navy probe after claims £88m Trident submarine nuclear reactor fault was fixed with super glue” (Wales Online). “Furious Navy chiefs order investigation after ‘workers on Trident submarine glued broken bolts in a nuclear reactor chamber'” (Daily Mail). “Engineers Use Superglue To Repair Broken Nuclear Submarine: ‘Disturbing’ And ‘Insulting'” (International Business Times).
The Guardian quotes a UK navy source as saying: “It’s a disgrace. You can’t cut corners with nuclear. Standards are standards. Nuclear standards are never compromised.” But of course you can, and they are.
The …