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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.

AWE court hearing adjourned until 16 May

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 27 March 2013

A prosecution of AWE plc – the company which operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK's nuclear weapons are manufactured and maintained - has been adjourned until 16 May.

Atomic Weapons Establishment court hearing adjourned again

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 19 March 2013

The court date for the Health and Safety Executive's prosecution of AWE plc – the company which operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK's nuclear weapons are manufactured and maintained – has been put back for a third time to allow further legal discussion to take place.

AWE Aldermaston emergency planning zone to remain unchanged

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 3 March 2013

Council emergency planners have decided to retain the current 3 kilometre emergency planning zone surrounding the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston – despite a review by AWE which concluded that the radius of the zone could be reduced slightly.

Norwegian government pension fund withdraws investment from AWE partner

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 14 February 2013

The Norwegian government's pension fund has withdrawn its investments from Jacobs Engineering – one of the parent companies behind the consortium which manages the Atomic Weapons Establishment – because of its involvement in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.

Safety watchdog: Atomic Weapons Establishment 'exposed people to risk'

By Nuclear Information Service
Date: 8 February 2013

An investigation by the government's nuclear safety watchdog has found “clear evidence” that the structure of a nuclear processing facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has degraded to the extent that "normal operations can no longer be justified".

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