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Nuclear safety breaches – legal action, at Devonport Naval Base

Six nuclear incidents at Plymouth dockyard including employee contaminated with radiation By Plymouth Herald, June 09, 2015 Plymouth’s naval base is facing legal action after an employee suffered a dose of radiation.

The safety breach is one of six highlighted at Devonport Naval Base by the Office for Nuclear Regulation from the end of last year.

Radioactive water from the cooling system of a nuclear reactor was also mistakenly discharged into a submarine.

The ONR says reporting of safety incidents at the Plymouth base has been below standard…….http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/nuclear-incidents-Plymouth-dockyard-including/story-26661676-detail/story.html

June 10, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | incidents, UK