According to a ministry of defence (MoD) report blunders at Britain’s nuclear submarine base exposed 20 workers to radiation The workers were exposed to radiation at the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland as a result of a safety breach, according to the newly released documents. RT reports: The MoD’s report covered four incidents between 2012 and 2013. It took the military two years to release the heavily redacted documents following Freedom of Information (FoI) requests. One incident in August 2012 saw 20 contractors working for the defense firm Babcock exposed to radiation while repairing a leaking tank on a Trident submarine. It transpired that a reactor close to the workers had been in operation for a period of 24 hours while repairs were underway. According to one of the MoD reports the team leader asked about safety but was wrongly advised by the navy that the level of exposure fell within acceptable limits. The report found “there was a prolonged and repeated failure of the ship’s staff to understand and control the radiological hazard that they were creating.” “Babcock employees were inside the tank for more than 24 hours with no controlled area established, no approved dosimetry and no other [...]