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MoD in 'disgrace' as safety breaches at Trident bases reach record high

Lapses at Faslane and Coulport include power failures, spilled radioactive waste and contaminated workers By Rob Edwards, Environment Editor

Safety blunders at the nuclear bomb bases on the Clyde have rocketed to a record high, shutting down submarine reactors, spilling radioactivity and contaminating workers.