The Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London is holding a nuclear history conference online in July 2020. Academics, veterans of Britain’s nuclear programmes and other researchers from around the world will come together for informal discussions of nuclear history.
John Coker and Peter Burt will talk on the theme of safety at sea, marking 20 years since the Kursk disaster of 2000.
John is a retired Royal Navy officer with long experience in nuclear submarines. His talk will introduce the subject and touch on the issue of submarine safety, liquid propellants, and the Chevaline system in service on the Royal Navy’s Polaris submarines in the 1980s and 90s.
Peter is an independent researcher and his talk will review what we know about the Kursk, 20 years on.
Photo caption: President Putin lays a wreath at the Kursk memorial in 2003 (photo courtesy of kremlin.ru/public domain).
