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French Navy Starts Nuclear Reactor on 4th Barracuda Type Attack Submarine

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The nuclear reactor of the fourth Suffren-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), De Grasse (S638), was fired up for the first time.
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In October, the French Navy announced that Vice Admiral Xavier Petit, commander of the Strategic Oceanic Force [ALFOST], had just presided over the commissioning ceremony for trials [PAE] of the de Grasse, the fourth attack submarine [SSN] of the Suffren [or Barracuda] class. “This unique event in the life cycle... This article, The nuclear reactor of the de Grasse submarine has been started up, first appeared on Zone Militaire.”

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Zone Militaire broke the news in on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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