Faslane

All operational British nuclear armed submarines are based at Faslane. There are a total of four Trident submarines. From February 2002 one of these, HMS Vanguard, will be in refit at Devonport. The other three are each armed with 48 nuclear warheads and are all based at Faslane. These Trident submarines are both nuclear armed and nuclear powered.

There are also five other nuclear powered submarines based at Faslane. These Swiftsure class submarines are armed with conventional weapons. At any time one or two of them are likely to be in refit at Rosyth or Devonport Dockyards.

Taking on Trident - the struggle against nuclear weapons in Scotland

Risks of a nuclear accident at Faslane

Scottish CND report has produced a report on the Safety of Trident including sections on:
Trident Submarine, Reactor Accidents, and Warhead Accidents. We have also documented a history of nuclear submarine problems with annexes.

Scottish CND news items on nuclear submarine risks:

22 May 01 Scottish Parliament Committees to look at safety of Trident
21 May 01 Petition on Trident presented to Scottish Parliament
22 Dec 00 Future of HMS Sovereign in doubt
14 Dec 00 Tireless and submarines (File on 4)
13 Dec 00 Tireless reactor restarted soon after accident
12 Dec 00 Safety fears over privatisation of Faslane
11 Dec 00 Commandos sent to guard Faslane
11 Dec 00 Trident submarine runs aground in Clyde - Map
7 Dec 00 Trident submarine runs aground in Clyde
30 Nov 00 Nuclear submarine hits seabed
23 Nov 00 Motion on submarine safety at Scottish Parliament
20 Nov 00 Tourists drive into heart of nuclear submarine base
20 Nov 00 New report of near meltdown on Tireless
10 Nov 00 European Commission to look into nuclear submarine safety
10 Nov 00 Copy of lawyers letter on HMS Triumph
10 Nov 00 Increased risk of a nuclear submarine accident
7 Nov 00 Legal moves to stop nuclear submarines
2 Nov 00 Reactor fault found on seven nuclear submarines
31 Oct 00 Repairs to nuclear submarines will take many months
28 Oct 00 Detailed status of British nuclear submarine fleet
28 Oct 00 HMS Tireless close to meltdown
27 Oct 00 Nuclear submarine fault mishandled
23 Oct 00 Nuclear submarines crippled by reactor fault
15 Sep 00 Coolant spillages at nuclear submarine bases
8 Sep 00 Dangerous fault with nuclear submarines
29 Aug 00 Navy Guide - What to do in a nuclear emergency
29 Aug 00 Difference between Z and X berths for submarines
25 Aug 00 Navy Manuals compare submarine accident with Chernobyl
14 Aug 00 Safety of Tireless (report with diagrams)
4 Aug 00 Safety procedures at Faslane flawed
24 Nov 99 Nuclear sub accident exercise Plymouth
23 Oct 98 Reactor fault on HMS Trenchant
9 Jun 98 Cracks in castings on Trident submarines
27 Jan 98 Cancer from working on nuclear submarines
21 Nov 97 Navy fires on sub in nuclear accident exercise
25 Aug 97 Major Nuclear Accident Exercise at Faslane in Nov 97