Devonport pleaded guilty to the charges, which related to an incident where a stack of crane weights narrowly missed a worker
Safety latest news
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Devonport in ‘special measures’: no end date in sight
Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) remains under enhanced regulatory attention by the Office For Nuclear Regulation (ONR), and no date is given for an expected return to routine regulatory attention.
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AWE will miss 2020 date to leave ‘special measures’
Aldermaston and Burghfield will both remain in enhanced regulatory attention until at least 2021, a year longer than previously expected.
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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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AWE fined £1 million for electrical injury incident
The fine was the highlest level for an incident of this type.
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Safety issues may call time on Burghfield warhead assembly plant
Even with immediate changes ONR will only allow operations for a limited time.
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Dreadnought prototype review exposes flaws in naval reactor programme
Senior academics criticised a 'culture of optimism' within the programme.
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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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AWE emergency exercise finds shortcomings in media and scientific advice
The concerns were raised in survey reponses from participants.
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Enforcement action over crane safety at Devonport nuclear dock
Crane operations were temporarily stood down after a series of safety incidents
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Film Screening: Command and Control
Free Film Screening December 8th 7.30pm -9.30pm (92mins) followed by discussion time.
Reading International Solidarity Centre, 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS (Conference hall)
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AWE Aldermaston in special measures for the 5th year running
Both AWE sites continue to be subject to an enhanced level of regulatory attention