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Trouble Ahead: Risks and Rising Costs in the UK Nuclear Weapons Programme
This report looks at the problems arising in the UK nuclear weapons programme, the overall total cost of the programme and the need for policy changes to address a situation that is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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Government claims releasing nuclear safety assessment would risk national security
All the regulator's reports since April 2015 have been censored.
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The Case Against UK Trident: A Naval Officer’s Perspective
A former submarine commander shares his views
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Ministry of Defence censors nuclear safety reports
The MoD claims that to release the reports would endanger national security
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Capenhurst selected as interim storage site for submarine reactor vessels
The Ministry of Defence has selected the Capenhurst Nuclear Services site in Cheshire as the preferred site to store radioactive reactor pressure vessels from dismantled nuclear submarines. The selection of a site concludes a process begun in 2012 and means that decommissioning work can begin on the submarines.
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NIS Response to Labour’s Defence Review
Nuclear Information Service has submitted a response to the Labour Party's defence policy review.
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What does NATO need from Britain?
A new paper from Nuclear Information Service examines various ways in which the United Kingdom can contribute politically, economically, and strategically to NATO.
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Trident replacement: Costs rise and timetable slips
The costs of building four new submarines for the UK's Trident nuclear weapons programme has risen to at least £31 billion pounds, with the submarines not scheduled to enter into service until the early 2030s according to the government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). The review, presented to Parliament by Prime Minster David Cameron, […]
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Public views on disposal of nuclear submarine waste published by Ministry of Defence
The results of a public consultation programme on the location of a storage site for radioactive waste from decommissioned nuclear submarines have been published by the Ministry of Defence.
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Cancellation of Trident programme would have limited impact on Scottish jobs
A new report published jointly by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament shows that many of the skills used by Scottish workers in the Trident nuclear weapons programme could be transferred to other non-Trident submarine work, surface warship work or economic development activity in alternative areas.
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Ministry of Defence reviews command arrangements to sort out nuclear weapons “mess”
Senior civil servants have handed David Cameron proposals to radically reshape the way in which the UK's nuclear weapons programme is managed, following a confidential review undertaken by the Ministry of Defence.