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Trident safety blunders exposed 20 workers to radiation, says MoD
Trident submariners were guilty of a “prolonged and repeated failure” to understand and control reactor risks at the Faslane nuclear base on the Clyde.
March 7, 2016
Trident nuclear project can’t be delivered, says watchdog
Delivery of nuclear reactors to power a new fleet of Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable” for the second year running.
July 27, 2023
Glossary: Scotland and the Climate Crisis
Confused about climate change jargon? Ferret Fact Service explains.
July 18, 2023
Nuclear safety incidents on the Clyde leap by a third
The number of nuclear safety incidents recorded by the Ministry of Defence at Faslane and Coulport on the Clyde has rocketed by a third in a year.
May 7, 2023
Nuclear crash exercise beset by blunders, says MoD
An exercise testing emergency responses to a nuclear bomb convoy crashing and spreading a cloud of radioactive contamination was plagued with errors.
March 12, 2023
Revealed: nuclear bomb convoy’s 40 safety incidents
The nuclear bomb convoy that regularly criss-crosses the UK by road has logged 40 safety incidents in the last three years.
January 15, 2023
Brexit threat to nuclear safety laws
UK Government plans threatening nuclear and radiation safety laws in a “Brexit bonfire” have provoked resistance from regulators and trade unionists.
November 13, 2022
Public told ‘half truths’ over nuclear fusion plan, say anti-nuclear groups
Anti-nuclear campaigners have accused organisations supporting plans for a nuclear fusion plant in North Ayrshire of having promoted the project with “half truths” and warned it would be “dangerous” for the environment.
August 7, 2022
Alarm over nuclear safety incidents at Clyde bases
Nuclear safety incidents on the Clyde with the “potential” to cause radiation leaks contaminating people and the environment have nearly doubled.
May 29, 2022