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Cuts to fire crews at the Faslane and Coulport nuclear submarine bases are “an accident waiting to happen”, according to a trade union. Capita has reduced numbers on the specialist fire safety crew at HM Naval Base Clyde in Argyll and Bute. The company provides fire response services for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Unite, which represents workers on the bases, said the cuts will “seriously impair the abilities of the onsite fire crews to do their jobs properly”. It claims promises of investment in new technology to reduce fire risk have not been met, with no new vehicles or traini...

Cuts to fire crews at the Faslane and Coulport nuclear submarine bases are “an accident waiting to happen”, according to a trade union. Capita has reduced numbers on the specialist fire safety crew at HM Naval Base Clyde in Argyll and Bute. The company provides fire response services for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Unite, which represents workers on the bases, said the cuts will “seriously impair the abilities of the onsite fire crews to do their jobs properly”. It claims promises of investment in new technology to reduce fire risk have not been met, with no new vehicles or traini...

SAFETY fears have been raised over the home of Britain's nuclear weapons on the Clyde as managers have slashed firefighter numbers alongside a…

OVER 440 safety incidents have been recorded at Scotland’s nuclear bases over the last three years, with events becoming increasingly more frequent. More than 80% of the incidents occurred at HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, where most of the UK’s nuclear submarine fleet is located. A number of safety incidents were also recorded at the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Coulport, home to the nuclear warheads. SNP MP Deirdre Brock, who obtained the figures, told The Scotsman: “This is an appalling safety record and it just should not be tolerated. Scotland has an arsenal of weapons of...

https://thebulletin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Vanguard_at_Faslane_04-featured-image-150x150.jpg Editor’s note: The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists, and Matt Korda, a research associate with the project. The Nuclear Notebook column has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1987. To download a free PDF of this article, click here. To see all previous Nuclear Notebook columns, click here.     Of all the nuclear weapon states, the United Kingd...