NIS Update 14th May 2008, AWE has sacrificed its core work for new-build in a flawed business model.
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Hansard on AWE Burghfield, May 2008
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will propose changes to the (a) management and (b) procedures and systems at Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield to reduce the likelihood of any future necessary cessation of services on safety grounds; and if he will make a statement. [202083]
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Safety Regulators Newsletter report on AWE plc
The Nuclear Installations Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive has issued warning notices to AWEplc requiring the company to provide records of radioactive materials. HSE Nuclear Newsletter Issue 42, April 2008 Page 27 AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) In accordance with our Integrated Intervention Strategy, we continue our early engagement with the licensee on significant projects to ensure our regulatory expectations are given due consideration early in the decision-making and optioneering process, thereby minimising future potential regulatory risk.
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Hansard on joint US – UK Nuclear Weapon Accident Exercises
Parliamentary questions, Hansard, 24 Apr 2008 : Column 2178W, Military Exercises: Nuclear Weapons
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what dates the last joint US-UK nuclear weapon accident exercise was held; where it as held; on what dates the next joint US-UK nuclear weapon accident exercise will be held; and where it will be held. [201272]
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MOD Stops Live Nuclear Work at AWE Due to NII Preasure Over Safety Risks
The MOD has stopped live nuclear work being carried out at the assembly/disassembly plant at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield, due to pressure from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate(NII), until safety standards are improved.
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Old Submarine Holed Below Waterline
Navy divers have discovered a brick-sized hole in Revenge, one of four old Polaris nuclear submarines stored in Rosyth docks awaiting a land storage solution. While the MoD says it has solved the problem for the time being, this discovery adds urgency to the ISOLUS project to find a land storage site(s) for decommissioned submarines. The clear message is that no new generation of nuclear submarines should be built, since no-one wants the resulting nuclear waste in their backyard.
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AWE Gravel Gerties in the News
'Safety ban on nuclear bomb work' by Rob Edwards
Vital work at Britain's nuclear bomb factory has been halted for months because of safety fears, preventing Trident warheads from being shipped to and from the Clyde
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AWE Planning Application for a High Explosives Fabrication Facility
West Berkshire Council (WBC) Planning Authority. Planning Application: 07/02438/COMIND. High Explosives Fabrication Facility (HEFF)
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Press Release: Nuclear bomb factory emergency rehearsals inadequate to protect public
Press Release- Nuclear bomb factory emergency rehearsals inadequate to protect public.
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The Hidden Human Cost of Trident 2007
Download The Hidden Human Cost of Trident 2007 in pdf format here.
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April 2007 Update
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In 2001 the MoD published an incomplete nuclear convoy accident list
The Illminster Accident
On 17th September 1988 on the A303 Illminster bypass an MG sports car crossed the road and collided head on with a Mammoth Major nuclear weapon transporter. The driver of the MG was killed and petrol from the car spilled around the Mammoth Major but did not ignite. The carrier ended up inches from a steep embankment.