The sale of the profitable consultancy Frazer-Nash come shortly after the second improvement notice in 12 months.
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AUKUS submarine deal erodes non-proliferation norms
Current indications are that the new submarines will run on Highly Enriched Uranium Fuel.
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AWE accused of union busting
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and its construction contractors NG Bailey and Costain have been accused of ‘union busting’ by the construction union Unite over action taken against five workers which resulted in a walk-out of 200 NG Bailey workers on 20 September.
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AWE becomes a Non-Departmental Public Body
The transition has seen a shake-up at board level, but many of the previous executive team are still in place.
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Coronavirus delays Dreadnought for one year
The government denies the delay will affect submarine in-service dates
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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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AWE fined £660,000 for electrical near-miss
District Judge Malcolm Dodds said AWE’s behaviour involved “material and significant failings
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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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AWE to be renationalised
The government announced on in early November that they will break their contract with the commercial consortium running the Atomic Weapons Establishment
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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.