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Nuclear weapons factory fined £200,000 following safety breaches

Posted by bpeter_101 - 29 May 2013 at 12:35pm - Comments
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AWE plc, the company which runs the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK's nuclear weapons are made, has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure the safety of its workers.  The charge against the company was brought following a fire in an explosives manufacturing facility at the AWE Aldermaston site in August 2010.  More here.

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