The NIS Updates section contains our regular update articles with all the latest news on the Nuclear Weapons issues that we cover, including planning permission objection deadlines for new developments at AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield.
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April's NIS Update includes news on cuts in numbers of police guards at the UK's military nuclear sites and a new report analysing the future relationship between an independent Scotland and NATO. We also report on lessons from a major emergency exercise at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
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This month's NIS Update contains news about the arrival of HMS Vengeance at Devonport Dockyard for refit; the UK's contribution to the international Nuclear Security Summit at Seoul; and the Supreme Court ruling on the nuclear test veterans' damages case.
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This month's NIS Update newsletter contains stories about safety flaws at the Clyde submarine base, new development at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, and the consequences of Scottish independence for the government's Trident replacement programme.
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The latest NIS update includes news about release of the Trident Alternatives Review following a Freedom of Information request, the ending of the naval submarine reactor programme at HMS Vulcan, and moves to introduce new planning controls for development around nuclear sites. News from the Atomic Weapons Establishment includes details of the latest planning application for AWE Aldermaston and of the costs of new developments at AWE.
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This month's NIS Update contains news about the forthcoming Ministry of Defence consultation on submarine dismantling, risks posed to the defence equipment programme by spending on the Trident replacement programme, and the new Nuclear Liabilities Management Strategy published by the Ministry of Defence. There's also news from the Atomic Weapons Establishment about new planning applications which will shortly be submitted to West Berkshire Council, and safety vulnerabilities revealed following the Weightman Review of nuclear safety.
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This month's NIS Update newsletter contains stories about the fragile state of Ministry of Defence finances; costs of infrastructure projects at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, and the Office for Nuclear Regulation's new corporate plan.
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This month's NIS Update contains news about revised guidance to civil authorities on handling military nuclear accidents; the P5 nuclear conference in Paris; and further job cuts at the Ministry of Defence.
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