AWE pleads guilty to health and safety offence

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AWE pleads guilty to health and safety offence

December 21, 2020

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been fined £660,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (1974). Read More

£1m fine – nuclear weapons factory safety breaches

November 15, 2018

An electrician suffered burns to his arm while carrying out routine testing at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Berkshire. Read More

Manufacturing safety: Atomic Weapons Establishment pleads guilty over health and safety failure

September 25, 2018

The organisation which manufactures and maintains the UK's nuclear weapons has admitted failing to ensure the safety of its staff, a court has been told. Read More

Weapons manufacturer fined £200,000 following explosion

May 29, 2013

Weapons manufacturer Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plc has been ordered to pay more than £280,000 in fines and costs for failing to control explosive materials at a site in Berkshire. Read More

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