District Judge Malcolm Dodds said AWE’s behaviour involved “material and significant failings
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Second safety prosecution of AWE in two years
The prosecution follows an 2018 court case where AWE pleaded guilty and were fined £1m.
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Devonport fined £600,000 for crane near-miss
Devonport pleaded guilty to the charges, which related to an incident where a stack of crane weights narrowly missed a worker
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AWE fined £1 million for electrical injury incident
The fine was the highlest level for an incident of this type.
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The legal arguments against Trident
CND conference workshop, 18 October 2015 1. Trident replacement and the Non-Proliferation Treaty The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the main international treaty controlling the spread of nuclear weapons. It has been signed by more than 190 states, including the United Kingdom. Under Article VI of the NPT parties to the treaty undertake to “pursue […]
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Rolls-Royce fined £200,000 after workers exposed to radiation
The company that builds nuclear reactors which power the Royal Navy's fleet of submarines has been fined £200,000 for breaches of safety and environmental laws following an incident in which members of staff were exposed to radiation.
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Rolls-Royce pleads guilty to breaking safety laws after employees exposed to radiation
The company that builds the nuclear reactors which power the Royal Navy's fleet of submarines has pleaded guilty to seven charges of breaching safety and environmental laws after employees were exposed to high levels of radiation at one of the company's factories in Derby.
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Rolls-Royce face safety charges over radiation risks
Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd, the company which develops and manufactures reactors for the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear powered submarines, has appeared before magistrates in Derby facing charges of breaching health and safety and environmental protection legislation.
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Investigation by safety watchdog concluded that AWE fire could have resulted “in many fatalities”
A scathing report by the government's health and safety watchdog into a fire which broke out at Britain's nuclear weapons factory has concluded that it was fortunate that the incident did not lead to “numerous fatalities.”
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Nuclear weapons factory operators fined £200,000 for safety breaches
The company which operates the factories where the UK's nuclear weapons are manufactured has been fined £200,000 for breaches of safety laws following a fire in which a member of staff was injured. AWE plc, which operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), pleaded guilty at Reading Crown Court to failing to ensure the health, safety […]
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Nuclear weapons factory operators plead guilty to breaking safety law following fire
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.
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AWE court hearing adjourned until 16 May
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.