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Radioactive water leaked into a loch from a Royal Navy nuclear weapons base after old pipes repeatedly burst, official documents have revealed. ‌

The Guardian, and The Ferret uncovered the release of radioactive material into Loch Long, Argyll and Bute , following a six-year fight to access the files, which involved Scotland’s Information Commissioner. ‌

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said its checks showed the risk to the environment from effluent discharges was "of no regulatory concern". ‌

The Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) also insisted there had been "no unsafe releases of radioactive material" into the environment .

The joint investigation revealed files from Sepa, the government pollution watchdog, showing the Navy failed to properly

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