In response to an FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided part of AWE company manual that detailed which personnel are seconded to Hunting-BRAE and their responsibilities. The list of secondees include Chief Executives and all members of the Executive Committee, other senior management positions including financial control, facility managers for Cat 4 and 5 facilities handling radioactive materials and down to senior shift managers.
Tag: Defence Procurement Agency
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UK Trident procurement technical control plan
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided the UK Trident RBA Procurement Plan Vol. 13 Technical Control Plan Issue 7 dated Dec 1997. It is part of 13 inter-related volumes of publications the deal with management, cost, logistics, safety, performance requirements, environment etc. Part 1 of the document included design freeze, configuration control and post freeze review of the Trident procurement. Part 2 is about non-conformance reporting. Part 3 deals with nuclear ordnance record.
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AWE company audit and review programme
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s company audit and review programme (level 1) in 1999. The scope involved security, quality management system, project contract, change management, environmental audits, safety audit and review, safety awareness, identified risk area, company processes and systems, NII licensing, physical inventory verification, waste generators and external agency audits / assessments.
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Overview of AWE Aldermaston C16/C15 Facility housing HELEN Laser and Support Laboratories
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, the Defence Procurement Agency provided an overview of AWE Aldermaston C16/C15 Facility housing HELEN Laser and Support Laboratories, prepared by Radiation Physics Department for Term Contract Bid Teams. The HELEN Laser is required to support the Warhead Plasma Physics Programme, which is tasked with determining material properties and physical processes under conditions resembling a nuclear explosion. The document contain the facility layout and the laser schematic.
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AWE Assurance Directorate Business Management System
In response to a FOI request by Rob Evans, , Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s Assurance Directorate Business Management System, within which teams provide assurance for the company’s security, safety, quality, environment and health.
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AWE response to MoD request for maintenance programme from 1997-2000
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s response to MoD request for a list of pre-planned maintenance programme for the years 1997-2000. The response consist of a breakdown of the costs under the contract PC04002 and details of the work packages.
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AWE’s response to MoD request for epidemiological studies reports and site ground contamination analysis
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s response to MoD request for epidemiological studies report and site ground contamination analysis. 2 epidemiological studies in 1988 and 1998 were cited. Standardized mortality rate is significantly raised (5%) in the case of kidney cancer and pleural cancer in R/A workers. It was attributed to “chance”.
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AWE’s response to MoD question regarding waste streams and treatment routes
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s response to the MoD question regarding waste streams and treatment routes. Types of waste include radioactive liquid effluent, toxic waste, tritiated organic liquids, solid radioactive waste and mercury. Treatment is mostly done in A12N and F26.4 plant etc. Waste end up in River Thames, incineration or storage at Drigg. No disposal route for mercury.
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AWE’s response to MoD request for a list of licences and authorizations held by AWE
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s response to the MoD request for a list of licences and authorizations held by AWE.
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AWE’s response to MoD request for a list of all discharge consents
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s answer to the MoD request for a list of all discharge consents with the conditions attached and maximum flow of all discharges. The list included atmospheric gaseous discharge, liquid transfer and discharge, trade effluent, sewer, and solid transfer. The schedule involve alpha and beta particles, uranium, plutonium, tritium, Ra226/Th232/Co60, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Cyanide,
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Minute of Aldermaston Health and Safety at work committee Dec 1998
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided a 12 pages minute of the 8th meeting of the Aldermaston health and safety at work committee held on Tuesday 15 Dec 1998.
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AWE response to MoD request for a list of publications
In response to FOI request by Rob Evans, Defence Procurement Agency provided AWE’s response to the MoD request for a list of magazine, mail drops, press releases, publcity material and photographs of the sites. A list of 20 items was provided. The publication themselves were not included.