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 MoD tried to keep the incident, the most serious of five revealed earlier this year by The Guardian and The Ferret, covered up. The ministry was eventually forced to release the information.
A report by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said that flooding at Coulport, home of the Trident warheads, was caused by “shortfalls in maintenance” resulting in the release of “unnecessary radioactive waste” in the form of low levels of tritium.
The MoD has said only that there is “no risk to the public” and that the radiation was insufficient to cause damage to the environment.
SNP MSP Bill Kidd, a longstanding anti-nuclear weapons campaigner, said Labour’s “secrecy” over the incidents was “unacceptable”.
He added: “People in Scotland deserve to know the truth about safety failures that could impact their communities, their environment, and their health.
"Simply saying there is no risk is not enough. The public needs clear, transparent information.
“This incident is yet another reminder that nuclear weapons are an ever-present danger on the Clyde. The only way to remove that risk is to remove Trident, and the only way to remove Trident is with independence.”
