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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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Disarmament verification research at AWE: what it is, why it’s there, and what next
An overview of this important but low-profile work.
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What do we know about the UK’s nuclear warhead plans?
A quick summary of what’s currently in the public domain.
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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.
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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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AWE’s ‘do minimum’ waste plan: more details emerge
AWE's nuclear waste plan was developed as a ‘do minimum’ comparison option.
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AWE’s nuclear waste plan: send it to Sellafield
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plan to send up to 5,000 barrels of Higher Activity Waste to Sellafield for treatment and storage.