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Government faces calls to investigate Faslane nuclear leak.

 Revelations of radioactive leaks from Trident’s base were branded “as
shocking as they are unsurprising” today as the government faced calls to
urgently investigate.

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
documents obtained by The Ferret revealed that the watchdog was aware of
the 2019 discharge of radioactive water from the home of Britain’s
nuclear arsenal at Faslane and Coulport — just 30 miles from Glasgow,
Scotland’s most populous city — into Loch Long, citing the cause as the
Royal Navy’s failure to properly maintain a network of 1,500 pipes.

Scottish CND executive member David Kelly told the Star: “The failures in
pipework at Coulport, and the subsequent release of nucleotides into Loch
Long are as shocking as they are unsurprising. “‘How cheaply can we run
a nuclear arsenal’ seems to be the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) approach
to this most deadly of facilities. “All mechanical components, as complex
as a nuclear submarine, or as simple as a pipe, are designed for a specific
life.

 Morning Star 12th Aug 2025, https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/government-faces-calls-investigate-faslane-nuclear-leak

August 17, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, UK