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MoD accused of misleading MPs over safety of submarine reactors

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been accused of misleading MPs about the risks of the reactors that power Britain's nuclear submarines suffering Fukushima-style accidents.

The Ministry of Defence has been accused of putting secrecy ahead of public safety in its parliamentary answer Photograph: Getty
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of putting secrecy ahead of public safety in its parliamentary answer Photograph: Getty
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EXCLUSIVE By Rod Edwards Environment Editor

In a parliamentary answer earlier this month, the defence minister, Peter Luff, failed to respond directly to a question from the SNP’s defence spokesman, Angus Robertson, about the emergency cooling systems used on the submarines.