ENVIRONMENT AGENCY CONCERN ABOUT AWE POLLUTION INCIDENTS
A report from the Environment Agency to the Atomic Weapons Establishment's Local Liaison Committee has highlighted concerns about pollution incidents caused by construction work at AWE sites.
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NIS Update: February / March 2010
DEFENCE GREEN PAPER SETS THE STAGE FOR STRATEGIC DEFENCE REVIEW
At the beginning of February the Ministry of Defence published the Green Paper 'Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for the Strategic Defence Review', outlining a series of key questions on defence issues that will need to be addressed by the next government.
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Strong language
It's not just campaigners and activists who feel that the recent planning application for a new Enriched Uranium Facility at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment was handled badly by West Berkshire Council.
West Berkshire has received stinging criticism from neighbouring Reading Borough Council, which has written to West Berkshire to highlight concerns about consultation over the planning application.
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Aldermaston’s Big Blockade
Shut down: Main Gate, AWE Aldermaston, 15 February 2010
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1400 objectors, 0 supporters: West Berkshire Council grants planning permission to AWE
Despite receiving over 1400 letters of objection, West Berkshire Council has decided to grant planning permission to the Atomic Weapons Establishment for a new Enriched Uranium Facility.Last night's Eastern Area Planning Committee meeting agreed to give permission for the controversial development to go ahead in the face of public concern about a lack of consultation and inadequate information about the risks it poses to the public and the environment. Just one committee member – Liberal Democrat councillor Alan Macro – voted against the proposal.
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Romans Warn On The Dangers Of Pegasus
“Thousands of visitors enjoy traveling to the Roman amphitheater and ruins at Silchester every year. But how would it be, if instead of leaving us these fascinating historical sites, they left behind their toxic radioactive waste and a poisoned environment for us to inherit?
“That is exactly what we are planning to do with the waste that will be created by AWE's Project Pegasus. Because, we have devised no method of disposing of this waste in a way which is safe and poses no risks to the environment. -
Project Pegasus consultation – a shame and a sham
Close co-operation: Local councillors and AWE staff open a new roundabout at AWE Aldermaston in 2008. -
NIS Update: January 2010
INITIAL GATE FOR TRIDENT REPLACEMENT POSTPONED
Following a series of claims and counter-claims about the timetable for announcing the 'Initial Gate' decision for the programme to replace the UK's Trident nuclear weapons programme, defence ministers have finally made an unambiguous announcement that the decision is to be delayed by “a few months”.
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61% say no to Pegasus development!
A street survey conducted by local environmental groups shows that a large majority of local people think that the proposed new Enriched Uranium Facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston should not be built.
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Council accused of ‘sneaking through’ nuclear plans during Christmas rush
Nuclear Information Service has raised concerns that a planning application for a controversial new development handling nuclear materials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston is being pushed through on the quiet during the busy run-up period before Christmas.
The planning application for 'Project Pegasus' – the proposed new enriched uranium facility at AWE Aldermaston – was validated by the Council on 30th November 2008, and a mere three weeks has been allowed for the consultation period, which closes on 23rd December.
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AWE Aldermaston’s £500 million new uranium project unnecessary and unaffordable
The Nuclear Information Service (NIS) has branded plans for a new purpose-built enriched uranium handling facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston as a half a billion pound white elephant.
A planning application for 'Project Pegasus', the new facility at Aldermaston, is to be advertised by West Berkshire Council this week, but NIS considers the new development to be unnecessary and unaffordable and a potential obstacle to progress at forthcoming arms control talks.
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New AWE Emergency Plan highlights chilling consequences of a nuclear accident
A newly published emergency plan for the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) gives a chilling insight into the grim consequences of a major accident at one of Berkshire's nuclear weapons factories.