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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia will put nuclear safety ‘above all else’ as it builds submarines, vice admiral says

Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, the head of the nuclear-powered submarine taskforce, at the taskforce's offices in Canberra.
V Adm Jonathan Mead, the head of the nuclear-powered submarine taskforce, at the taskforce’s offices in Canberra. Photograph: Rohan Thomson/The Guardian

Australia will put nuclear safety “above all else” as it begins the “generational challenge” of building and operating nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus pact, the government’s top adviser has said.

V Adm Jonathan Mead has moved to allay concerns – both at home and across the region – about nuclear safety as Australia, the US and the UK prepare to announce their detailed plans within days.

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