Case studies from the recent NAO and PAC reports
Burghfield latest news
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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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New Report – Trouble Ahead
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.
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Safety issues may call time on Burghfield warhead assembly plant
Even with immediate changes ONR will only allow operations for a limited time.
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AWE Pensions dispute settled with pay increases
Unite members have agreed to end the dispute by accepting wage increases
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AWE Aldermaston in special measures for the 5th year running
Both AWE sites continue to be subject to an enhanced level of regulatory attention
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£235m overspend highlights problems in major nuclear projects
A report has highlighted the risks to several interlinked projects.
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Factsheet: Financing the Atomic Weapons Establishment
A look at the finances of AWE Management Limited
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AWE consortium profits are almost double the size of their pension deficit
NIS Research shows the disparity between profits and the pensions shortfall.
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Ongoing strike action at AWE over pensions
The industrial action revolves around the decision to close a defined benefit pension scheme