Current indications are that the new submarines will run on Highly Enriched Uranium Fuel.
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Babcock struggling after £1.6bn loss and more safety issues at Devonport
The sale of the profitable consultancy Frazer-Nash come shortly after the second improvement notice in 12 months.
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AWE accused of union busting
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and its construction contractors NG Bailey and Costain have been accused of ‘union busting’ by the construction union Unite over action taken against five workers which resulted in a walk-out of 200 NG Bailey workers on 20 September.
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AWE becomes a Non-Departmental Public Body
The transition has seen a shake-up at board level, but many of the previous executive team are still in place.
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Nuclear weapons modernisation concerns almost 90% of UN member states
The latest NIS publication reveals the attitudes of States without nuclear weapons to nuclear weapon modernisation.
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Webinar: The Politics of Nuclear Disarmament
Join Tim Street, Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Paul Rogers and Henrietta Wilson to discuss the meaning of nuclear disarmament today. Tuesday 31 August 2pm – 3pm register here…
Latest reports
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Nuclear Weapon Modernisation: Attitudes of non-nuclear weapon states
This briefing compiles all the official statements on the subject of nuclear modernisation in NPT meetings since 2015 and in the Open Ended Working Group and negotiations for the TPNW.
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Nuclear weapons are banned: what does this mean for Britain?
A briefing by Rebecca Johnson on the implications of the UN Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons (TPNW). Jointly produced by the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, CND and NIS.
