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Burghfield AWE floods - Lib Dems call for inquiry

The Liberal Democrats have called for a full public inquiry into potentially catastrophic flooding at the Atomic Weapons Establishment site at Burghfield, in Berkshire during the 2007 floods.

Source: New Civil Engineer 14th Oct 2008

Nick Harvey MP asks about costs of AWE new build

Nick Harvey MP gets a partial ministerial answer to his inquiry about costs of AWE new build.

AWE Building Project List

Secretary of State gives a timetable for new developments at AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield in a reply to a Parliamentary Question from Nick Harvey (LibDem.)

Hansard March/April, NPT and AWE

Draft record of parliamentary proceedings recorded in Hansard, relating to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and AWE.

BNFL helpline for AWE body parts families

British Nuclear Fuels sets up helpline to give advice to families affected by the AWE body parts scandal.

Tissue Samples Taken Without Permission from Families

On 18th April , Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Alistair Darling made a statement in the House of Commons in response to the public outcry over the retention of tissue samples and whole organs from deceased workers in the nuclear industry without next of kin knowledge or permission. During the morning it emerged that there were six such cases relating workers at AW(R)E Aldermaston. NIS was able to get a message during the speech, to Liberal Democrate MP, Susan Kramer on the floor of the House who was then able to ask the Minister about incidents at AWE.

BBC quotes NIS in DSC Hearing yesterday

The government's argument for keeping an "independent nuclear deterrent" is flawed, MPs have been told ... 'capital punishment had been abolished, but there had not been a "rush of murders on the street"'. Read the full artical on the BBC News site.