Secrecy over Trident Incidents

TRIDENT bosses have failed to disclose any information to the Scottish Government about a serious nuclear incident at Faslane, it has been revealed. Energy Secretary Gillian Martin told MSPs on Thursday that she had received no information from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) about a Category A nuclear incident at HM Naval Base Clyde. The SNP have sought to find out the nature of the radioactive leak, the clean-up operation, and the potential health effects on local residents. No information has been given about the incident, which took place between January 1 and April 22 this year.  According to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a Category A event has an “actual or high potential for radioactive release to the environment” in breach of safety limits. In answer to a written question, Minister for Defence Procurement Maria Eagle MP also confirmed that between April 2024 and April 2025, five Category B incidents occurred, 29 Category C and 71 Category D. It comes after it was revealed earlier this year that there had been a radioactive leak at Loch Long.

The National 11th Sept 2025

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