TRIDENT LONG LEAD COSTS MAY PRE-EMPT POST-ELECTION DECISION
Burghfield latest news
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AWE Chief Executive and Finance Director resign from their posts
Robin McGill, AWE's former Chief Executive
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NIS Update: December 2010
PARLIAMENT CLOSES FOR 2010 WITHOUT ANNOUNCEMENT ON TRIDENT INITIAL GATE
Parliament closed for the 2010 Christmas break with no sign of an announcement from the Government on the 'Initial Gate' decision for the Trident replacement programme.
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NIS Update: October – November 2010
MOCK WEAPONS INSPECTION TO TAKE PLACE AT AWE
A mock weapons inspection will take place at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in December as part of the latest phase of the UK – Norway Initiative.
The aim of the exercise will be to test confidence building measures during an inspection so that international inspectors can be allowed access to sensitive sites without endangering nuclear secrets.
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Redfern Inquiry exposes AWE’s role in the nuclear industry body parts scandal
The Redfern Inquiry into the unlawful removal of organs from the bodies of deceased workers in the nuclear industry has exposed a scandal that highlights the dangers resulting from the 'we know best' attitude and lack of accountability of professionals working in the nuclear sector.
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AWE’s Winter Blunderland
Heavy snowfalls which hit the south of England in January 2010 brought the region grinding to a halt, but despite havoc and hardship the nation put on a brave face and people everywhere pulled together to overcome the bad weather.
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Public pay five million pound bill for flood damage at UK’s nuclear weapons factory
Ministers have decided that the public should pay the costs of cleaning up after severe flooding at the Atomic Burghfield in 2007.
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NIS Update: June 2010
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NIS Update: May 2010
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NIS Update: April 2010
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: 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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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.