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Scotland demands ability to inspect secretive MoD nuclear faciulity

Bid to lift Sepa nuclear exemption, The Extra 11 Mar 14,   The Scottish Government will try to lift the exemption which prevents its environment officials from inspecting military nuclear facilities following what it described as a recent “cover-up” at Dounreay.

 Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has proposed to use the new Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to remove the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) exemption from regulation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).

The MoD detected low levels of radioactivity emanating from a microscopic breach in a reactor at the Vulcan nuclear submarine test-bed at Dounreay, Caithness, in January 2012.

The reactor was deactivated for 10 months but the Scottish Government were only recently informed.

In a statement to Holyrood, Mr Lochhead said: “We see evidence of the MoD’s culture of secrecy and cover-ups when what we need is openness and transparency…..http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/scottish-headlines/bid-to-lift-sepa-nuclear-exemption-1-333558

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