A government pollution watchdog has revealed that radioactive water from the United Kingdom's most sensitive nuclear weapons site leaked into the sea, and the public was never told.
The UK's Ministry of Defence allowed old, poorly maintained pipes at a nuclear weapons base near Glasgow to burst again and again, flooding areas where nuclear warheads are stored. Radioactive water flowed into Loch Long — and for years, officials fought to hide it. This isn't just about one leak. It's about a culture of secrecy that puts public health, the environment, and our safety at risk.
Sign the petition to demand the UK Ministry of Defence and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency fix these dangerous failures and end the cover-ups for good.
Regulators found this was not a one-time accident but the result of systemic neglect. Nearly half the base's components were past their design life. Safety repairs were delayed. Leaks happened in 2010, 2019, and 2021. And for six years, the Ministry of Defence fought to keep inspection reports hidden – not to protect national security, but to protect reputations.
That is unacceptable. When radioactive material enters public waters, the public deserves to know immediately, not years later after an information battle. If nuclear safeguards can fail like this while the truth is buried, what else is being kept from us? This was a near miss. Next time, the consequences could be catastrophic.
Sign the petition to demand all safety repairs are completed without delay, that independent oversight is put in place to ensure compliance with environmental safety standards, and that every incident involving radioactive material is disclosed to the public within days, not hidden for years.
