PA mediaAccording to official files, after repeatedly bursting of old pipes, a Royal Navy was leaked in the radioactive water leak from the base of the nuclear weapon.
Mentor And Ferrat It was found that the material was included in the long long, argil and beute after a six -year fight, which included Information Commissioner of Scotland,
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said that its assessment found that the environment was risk from waste discharge “no regulator was a matter of concern”.
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) also said that there was no “unprotected release of radioactive materials” in the environment.
The joint investigation has revealed that the files compiled by the SEPA of the government pollution, said that the Navy failed to properly maintain a network of 1,500 water pipes at the coulport armaments depots.
It keeps the Royal Navy supply of nuclear warheads for its fleet of trident submarines, based on HMNB Clide in Faslen near Helensburg.
SEPA stated that the issues of coulport, which returned to a pipe burst in 2010, were caused by “lack of maintenance”.
Files stated that an incident occurred in August 2019, as a low level of tritium as a result of the release of “unnecessary radioactive waste”, which is used in nuclear warheads.
The files were issued after a decision by Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton, which oversees the freedom of the country’s information laws.
The guardian and the Pharret said that the UK government stressed that the files were to be kept secret for national security reasons.
But in June, Mr. Hamilton ruled that most were to be released as his disclosure threatened “reputation”, not national security.
‘No unsafe release of radioactive material’
SEPA said it recognized public interest in the Navy base and was committed to ensure that it is “to protect both the environment and the public” according to those standards equal to those in environmental rules.
A spokesperson said: “HMNB Clide, all discharges from SEPA monitoring data, and assessment of potential environment and public impacts are published annually in the Food and Environment (RIFE) report.
“Depending on these assessments, the risk to the environment from waste discharge is not a regulator concern.”
He said that “comprehensive replacement program for components had already begun and the agency was satisfied that the site had” improved sufficient improvement “for asset management and maintenance in both Faslen and Coolport.
A MOD spokesperson said: “We attach the most importance to our responsibilities to handle radioactive materials safely and safely.
“There is no unsafe release of radioactive material in the environment at any level.
“We often connect with regulators who report that there is no significant impact on environment or public health and are supporters of an open reporting culture.”
