Radioactive water 'leaked into loch' from nuclear base
LOCH LONG, ARGYLL AND BUTE, SCOTLAND, AUG 9 – Repeated pipe bursts caused low-level tritium leaks into Loch Long from Coulport, with maintenance shortfalls dating back to 2010, officials said.
- The Royal Navy released radioactive water into Loch Long due to improper maintenance of 1,500 water pipes at its base near Glasgow.
- The Scottish Environment Protection Agency stated that up to half the components at the Royal Navy's Coulport facility were beyond their design life when leaks happened.
- David Cullen, a UK nuclear weapons expert, called the repeated pollution incidents 'shocking' and criticized the Ministry of Defence for their lack of proper asset management.
- Sepa confirmed low levels of radioactivity in the water, stating there were 'shortfalls in maintenance' leading to unnecessary radioactive waste.
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UK purposely leaks radioactive water into sea near Glasgow
In an exclusive report published on Saturday, August 9th, The Guardian has made public official files that reveal that the Royal Navy released radioactive water into the sea near Glasgow because of a failure to maintain 1,500 water pipes properly. The radioactive material was released into Loch Long, a sea loch near Glasgow in western Scotland, because the Royal Navy failed to properly maintain… Source
Radioactive water from one of Britain's most secret nuclear bases has leaked into the sea after old pipes that had failed due to lack of maintenance burst, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing The Guardian. According to the publication, official documents show that radioactive water from the base where Britain's nuclear bombs are stored leaked into the sea after old pipes repeatedly burst. The regulator found that the radioactive material leaked into Loc…
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