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Nuclear weapons factories placed under 'special measures' by government nuclear safety watchdog

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 6 November 2013

The factories which build and maintain the UK's nuclear weapons are among five nuclear sites which require an “enhanced  level of regulatory attention” because of the risks they pose, according to the government's nuclear safety regulator.

Local councils block proposal to cut AWE Aldermaston emergency planning zone

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 20 October 2013

Local councils and emergency services have blocked a bid to halve the area of a nuclear emergency planning zone surrounding the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston, despite a recommendation to scale down the zone by the government agency responsible for nuclear safety.

Cabinet Office investigates Serco government contracts

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 18 October 2013

Serco Group, one of the companies in the management consortium which operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment, is under investigation by a team from the Cabinet office following accusations that it has overcharged the Ministry of Justice by millions of pounds on contracts for tagging offenders.

Environment Agency warns Atomic Weapons Establishment following radioactive effluent investigation

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 12 October 2013

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been served with a formal warning letter and enforcement notice by a government environmental watchdog after increases in levels of tritium – a radioactive form of hydrogen – were found in the Aldermaston Stream.

Permission given for structural repair work to commence at Atomic Weapons Establishment uranium facility

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 1 August 2013

Repair work on corroded structural columns in the A45 facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston has begun after the facility was closed last year for failing to meet nuclear safety standards.

New Zealand Superannuation Fund dumps investment in UK nuclear weapons programme

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 10 June 2013

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has pulled out of investing in Jacobs Engineering Group and Serco Group – two members of the contracting consortium responsible for managing the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), where the UK's nuclear weapons are designed and built.

Nuclear weapons factory operators fined £200,000 for safety breaches

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 28 May 2013

AWE plc prosecution, May 2013

AWE plc prosecution, May 2013

Nuclear weapons factory operators plead guilty to breaking safety law following fire

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 16 May 2013

The company which operates the factories where the UK's nuclear weapons are manufactured has pleaded guilty to breaking safety law following a fire in which a member of staff was injured.

Spotlight on nuclear factory's failure to publish environmental information

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 12 April 2013

Nuclear Information Service is publishing a series of undisclosed official reports documenting the safety and environmental performance of the Atomic Weapons Establishment during the year 2012.

A45 corrosion of 'major' significance, reveal FOI papers

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 31 March 2013

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the closure last autumn of the A45 uranium components facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston was rated as an incident of “major” significance by company staff.

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