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.
Burghfield latest news
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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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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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Reports highlight repeated failures by MOD over four decades
Case studies from the recent NAO and PAC reports
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AWE will miss 2020 date to leave ‘special measures’
Aldermaston and Burghfield will both remain in enhanced regulatory attention until at least 2021, a year longer than previously expected.
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£81m dividends paid to AWE consortium
Accounts show total dividend payments of £81.7m in 2018 to the Lockheed Martin, Jacobs Engineering and Serco.
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Trouble Ahead: Risks and Rising Costs in the UK Nuclear Weapons Programme
This report looks at the problems arising in the UK nuclear weapons programme, the overall total cost of the programme and the need for policy changes to address a situation that is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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AWE fined £1 million for electrical injury incident
The fine was the highlest level for an incident of this type.