West Berkshire Council has confirmed that its Eastern Area Planning Committee will consider the planning application for 'Project Hydrus', the new hydrodynamics experimental facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston, at its meeting on Wednesday 29th September.
Aldermaston latest news
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NIS Update: September 2010
AWE 'HYDRUS' PLANNING APPLICATION SCHEDULED FOR 29 SEPTEMBER HEARING
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AWE fire incident report highlights safety failings
Newly released information about the recent fire at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston reveals that AWE failed to take key action that could have helped firefighters bring the blaze under control.
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NIS Update: August – September 2010
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Questions asked about asbestos risks following nuclear factory fire
The Nuclear Information Service (NIS) has written to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to ask what precautions have been taken to protect the public from a suspected release of asbestos following a fire at AWE Aldermaston earlier this month.
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Safety questions unanswered for planned nuclear research facility at AWE Aldermaston
Information about the safety and environmental risks posed by a new nuclear weapons research facility which is to be built at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston should be released to the public, according to the Nuclear Information Service (NIS).
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NIS calls for independent inquiry into fire at Atomic Weapons Establishment
The Nuclear Information Service (NIS) has written to the Health and Safety Executive calling for an independent inquiry into last night's fire at the Atomic Weapon's Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston.
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NIS Update: July – August 2010
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Planning application submitted for new hydrodynamics research facility at AWE
The Ministry of Defence has this week submitted a planning application to West Berkshire Council for development of a new hydrodynamics research facility (Project Hydrus) at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston.
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NIS Update: June 2010
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NIS Update: May 2010
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The disinfectant of sunlight
News of recent pollution incidents at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston has reminded me of the bad old days back in the 1970s and 1980s when AWE's safety and environmental record was unimaginably worse than it is now.