7 Jan 2008 AWE Management
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) name, (b) function, (c) estimated cost and (d) projected in-service date is of each of the 23 new build projects in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan 2005-15. [170844]
Des Browne: The 23 projects included in each of the functions in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan 2005-15 are listed in the following table. Where applicable, the names of projects are indicated where they have been finalised. The function of each project correlates with the headings in the plan. Costs not shown are being withheld as their disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests. Projected in-service dates are shown in five-year bandings in order to avoid prejudice to national security and/or defence interests.
These facilities are required to support the UK's current warhead in-service. Decisions on whether and how we may need to refurbish or replace this warhead are likely to be necessary in the next Parliament.
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Name of project |
Cost (£m)( 1) |
Function |
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Projected in-service period 2007-10 |
|
|
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Orion Laser |
183 |
Testing/research |
|
IT server buildings (two projects) |
30 |
Computer/communications |
|
New office accommodation Phase 1 |
71 |
Office and business support accommodation |
|
New office accommodation Phase 2 |
— |
Office and business support accommodation |
|
New office accommodation Phase 3 |
— |
Office and business support accommodation |
|
Modular accommodation five buildings |
25 |
Office and business support accommodation |
|
Car park |
0.1 |
Office and business support |
|
Car park |
— |
Office and business support |
|
Landscaping |
— |
Environmental |
|
|
|
|
|
Projected in-service period 2011-15 |
|
|
|
Small components interim |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
High explosives climatic trials |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
Warhead assembly/disassembly |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
Systems engineering |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
Hydrodynamics |
— |
Testing/research |
|
High performance computer |
— |
Computing/communications |
|
High explosives fabrication |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
Chemical processing |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
Landscaping |
— |
Environmental |
|
Projected in-service period 2016-20 |
|
|
|
Uranium components |
— |
Manufacturing/production |
|
High explosives assembly for trials |
— |
Testing/research |
|
Small components |
— |
Testing/research |
|
Laboratory |
— |
Testing/research |
|
(1)( )2007-08 prices. |
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