Mod Admits Two New Cases of N-Sub Leaks ; Two Previously Unknown Incidents in Which Westcountry-Based Nuclear- Powered Submarines Leaked Radioactive Waste Have Been Admitted by the Ministry of Defence.

Western Morning News, The › May 21, 2009

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Two previously unknown incidents in which Westcountry-based nuclear-powered submarines leaked radioactive waste have been admitted by the Ministry of Defence.

The news has led to further questions about the nuclear safety record of both the Royal Naval Base and Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, which has suffered numerous accidents in recent years.

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Mod Admits Two New Cases of N-Sub Leaks ; Two Previously Unknown Incidents in Which Westcountry-Based Nuclear- Powered Submarines Leaked Radioactive Waste Have Been Admitted by the Ministry of Defence.

Confirmation of the leaks was made in a Parliamentary written answer which revealed nine incidents involving nuclear-powered submarines in the last 12 years.

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