USA: Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many US nuclear weapons are maintained at (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) other UK mainland bases and /(c)/ UK bases overseas; and if he will make a statement. [215792]
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Hansard on Nuclear Weapons, 7th July 2008
7 July 2008 : Column 1154W, USA Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many US nuclear weapons are maintained at /(a)/ RAF Lakenheath, /(b)/ other UK mainland bases and /(c)/ UK bases overseas; and if he will make a statement. [215792]
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Minister confirms replacement plans for aging gravel gertie bunkers
New nuclear missile assembly plants will be built at AWE Burghfield, if West Berkshire Council approves plans due to be submitted later this year.
They would replace the aging “gravel gerties” safe rooms, believed to be subject of a series of safety shortfalls which last year caused a shut down of live operations at the nuclear missile plant.
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LAESI Guidelines, Version 6
LAESI Guidelines – from MoD website
The MoD Guidelines for nuclear transport accidents are known as Local Authority and Emergency Services Information are now in their 6th Version.
Versions 1 – 3 included the information that a transported warhead subjected to fire and impact could 'jet' plutonium. This data is no longer included.
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MoD Nuclear Weapons Safety Principles and Safety Criteria
MoD Regulations of the Nuclear Weapons Programme, JSP 538 Issue I – March 2005: Annex F
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Could Trident nuclear warheads accidentially go off ‘like popcorn’?
From issue 2662 of New Scientist magazine, 26 June 2008, page 18: You might think nuclear weapons have been carefully designed not to go off by accident. Yet more than 1700 of them have design flaws that could conceivably cause multiple warheads to explode one after another – an effect known as “popcorning” – according to a UK Ministry of Defence safety manual.
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Hansard on Nuclear Weapons, 10th June 2008
10 Jun 2008 : Column 120W, Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the UK Trident warhead complies with the guideline that insensitive high explosive should be used for the supercharge in a nuclear weapon, as specified in JSP 538 regulation of the nuclear weapon programme, Annex G, on safety principles and guidelines for nuclear weapons systems. [209190]
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Hansard on Nuclear Weapons, 2 Jun 2008
2 Jun 2008 : Column 693W*
Nuclear Weapons
*Mr. Dai Davies:*
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the
Library copies of the publications /(a)/ JSP 518, on regulation of
the naval nuclear provision programme and /(b)/ JSP 471, on
defence nuclear accident response. [207720]*Mr. Bob Ainsworth:* A copy of Joint Service Publication (JSP) 518, Regulation of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme, will be placed in the Library of the House.
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NIS Update – AWE Burghfield PLANNING APPLICATION, 17th June Objection Deadline
Nuclear Information Service
Westwood, 30 Westwood Road
Southampton SO17 1DN Britain
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AWE Burghfield Warhead Plant Stops Operations
Jamie Doward, Home Affairs Editor, The Observer, 25th May 2008 Trident plant shut down in safety alert- Work at missile factory was suspended in secret after watchdog threatened to withhold licence.
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Hansard on AWE Burghfield
20 May 2008: Column 177W AWE Burghfield
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Hansard on Nuclear Materials Transport
*16 May 2008 : Column 1805W* *Radioactive Materials: Transport* *Mr. Hancock:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 30 April 2008, /Official Report/, column 484W, on radioactive materials: transport, what plans he has to ensure that the refurbished truck cargo heavy duty trailers and newly purchased tractor heads are compliant with regulations on radiation hazard, with particular reference to the carrying of radiation hazard warning signs when loaded with special nuclear materials; and if he will make a statement. [205190] *Mr.