Burghfield has been subject to special regulatory attention since 2013.
Safety latest news
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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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Work restarts on AWE uranium facility
Work will begin on the store and assessing the cost of the remaining building work.
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Developer challenge to Burghfield emergency zone fails
The High Court rejected the judicial review of a decision to enlarge the zone.
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Aldermaston in ‘special measures’ until at least 2022
The Chief Nuclear Inspector has dealt a blow to Aldermaston in his annual report on nuclear safety in the UK.
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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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Rolls-Royce breached nuclear safety limits
The quantity of fissile material in a facility was more than 25% over the criticality limit.
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Four-fold increase in nuclear convoy problems from 2016 to 2019
MoD recently released figures in response to a Freedom of Information request.
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DNSR report Information Tribunal: summary of day one
The key points from the hearing, Monday 2nd January.
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Key documents from Information Tribunal hearing on DNSR report
Witness statements and skeleton arguments submitted to the tribunal
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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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Devonport in ‘special measures’: no end date in sight
Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) remains under enhanced regulatory attention by the Office For Nuclear Regulation (ONR), and no date is given for an expected return to routine regulatory attention.