Water/Wastewater
Nuclear submarine 'leaks radioactive water' into river
Nov 11 2008
According to the Environment Agency, HMS Trafalgar was responsible for more than a quarter of a tonne of radioactive water being leaked into the River Tamar in Portsmouth.
The spillage occurred after a faulty hosepipe was used to transfer the wastewater from the vessel to a tank on shore, the Telegraph reported.
Tests on the river's water, conducted by the Environment Agency, have indicated no signs of increased radiation levels and the water poses no risk to public health, it claimed.
However, John Large, a nuclear consultant, described the incident as "very serious".
"There is an underlying problem of accountability and the Ministry of Defence has only described this incident a few days after it occurred," he explained.
In October, it was announced that Camilla Parker Bowles, among other public figures, was to visit nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute in Cumbria.
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