BARRACUDA programme
Development and production of 6 on-board nuclear steam supply systems and their support system
Main services
- Development of the submarine nuclear steam supply system: design and dimensioning studies, layout of installations, definition and qualification of steam supply system equipment
- Safety studies and production of official documentation to obtain operating authorizations (in particular the safety report)
- Manufacture of the steam supply systems for the 6 submarines: procurement of equipment, assembly of steam supply systems, I & C and start-up tests
- Development and manufacture of the support system including the tooling for loading and unloading the core and the training platforms for training Marine personnel
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Main steps
For the first ship of the “Le Suffren” series
- January 2007: Launch and construction of Barracuda-type submarines
- January 2010: Detailed design review of the submarine systems
- August 2012: Steam supply system pre-assembled in-factory on the Nantes-Indret site delivered by sea to Cherbourg
- July 2013: Nuclear steam supply system closed up, after integration into the hull section in late 2012
- 2014 : Assemblies of the first installations of the steam supply system reworked as a separate phase at the start of on-board tests
- 2015-2018 : Installation and tests of the I & C of the steam supply system and overall steam supply system tests
- 2019-2020 : 1st criticality and sea trials prior to handing over the vessel to the French Navy
