"BP must identify in the next 48 hours additional leak containment capacity that could be operationalised and expedited to avoid the continued discharge of oil, " wrote Rear Adm James Watson.

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In early May, a study by Ireland's nuclear watchdog - the Irish Radiological Protection Institute -claimed that radioactive discharge from Sellafield continued to be the dominant source of contamination in the Irish Sea.

BBC: Sellafield comment 'offensive'

The integrity of such a system depends upon the continued willingness of the people honestly and accurately to discharge this annual price of citizenship.

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