The prosecution follows an 2018 court case where AWE pleaded guilty and were fined £1m.
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AWE to be renationalised
The government announced on Monday that they will break their contract with the commercial consortium running the Atomic Weapons Establishment
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Video online: ‘Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament: What does the future hold?’
Watch our 20th anniversary webinar in full.
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HMS Audacious finally leaves Barrow amid growing Astute programme secrecy
BAE kept the team at work on Audacious throughout the coronavirus crisis.
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MoD admits problems at Rolls-Royce could delay Dreadnought
This is the first official acknowledgement of the risk
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Rolls-Royce breached nuclear safety limits
The quantity of fissile material in a facility was more than 25% over the criticality limit.
Latest reports
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New Report – Trouble Ahead
This report looks at the problems arising in the UK nuclear weapons programme, the overall total cost of the programme and the need for policy changes to address a situation that is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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NIS briefing: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
How would the ban treaty affect the UK's nuclear weapons programme?
