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AWE responds to National Audit Office report

AWE welcomes the recently published National Audit Office report into nuclear infrastructure. The report recognises the complexity of these projects and acknowledges the improvements in managing them since 2016. We will continue to work closely with the MOD and our regulators. Read more.

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AWE grad championing gender equality

The new year brings an exciting new role and responsibility for AWE graduate physicist, Josiah O’Brien, who has been appointed to the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Young Professionals Board (YPB). The WISE YPB is responsible for developing opportunities that support WISE in its quest for gender balance in STEM industries. It comprises a […]

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AWE accredited as Disability Confident Employer

“Our way of operating is fully inclusive, getting the best from every team and every individual.” AWE is very proud to announce that today we have been accredited as a Disability Confident Employer by the Department of Work & Pensions.  It’s very timely as 3rd December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The […]

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AWE win at International Quality Awards

We are delighted to announce that the AWE Quality team won Team of the Year at the International Quality Awards, hosted by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) at London’s prestigious Connaught Rooms. The International Quality Awards celebrates excellence in the Quality sector. Judged via a rigorous evidence-based process, these awards acknowledge the contribution of the […]

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Winning in Quality

MOD Quality Awards 2019 At a ceremony held in Bristol on 5 November, AWE won four awards in this year’s prestigious MOD Quality Awards. This is a great achievement for the business. In total the MOD gave out 14 awards across industry and various departments within the MOD and Armed Forces. The judges also chose […]

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AWE names its new supercomputer ‘Vulcan’ in honour of the RAF aircraft

AWE has awarded a contract to Cray to install a new supercomputer using their new Shasta computer architecture. The name Vulcan was chosen after a vote by staff who will be using the system. Vulcan certainly packs a punch, featuring 5000 processors based upon 32-core, 2.9 GHz, second-generation AMD EPYC ‘Rome’ sockets, with a theoretical […]

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AWE celebrates recognition in UK and Europe’s top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering

AWE’s Director, Infrastructure Projects Delivery, Alison Atkinson has today (Oct 17) been recognised as the sixth most influential woman in engineering, by Inclusive Boards, in partnership with the Financial Times. Alison sits on the AWE Board and has responsibility for the delivery of AWE’s multi-billion pound capital investment programme, involving the design, construction and commissioning […]

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AWE’s Graham Hughes elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

AWE’s Head of Product Assurance, Graham Hughes, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering He is one of 54 leading engineers, from the UK and around the world, who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the […]

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The Office for Nuclear Regulation publishes the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s Annual Report 2018/19

AWE welcomes the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s Annual Report 2018/19 published today (11 Oct) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).   The AWE sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield remain in enhanced regulatory attention for the 2018/19 period. This has been in part due to continued operations in ageing facilities while replacements with modern safety standards […]

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World Mental Health Day

October 10, 2019 is World Mental Health Day and in support, AWE staff members have shared their experiences with mental health. We applaud them for having the courage to share their very personal stories and we hope that by talking openly about mental health their stories can help someone else. As an organisation AWE is […]

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QMC and AWE – Launching the Scientists of the Future!

Queen Mary’s College (QMC) is celebrating a new-look Primary Science Centre thanks to an exciting collaboration with AWE. The revamped centre was opened on Wednesday 25 September by TV personality and maths whiz, Johnny Ball, who opened the original facility 20 years ago. Johnny is a passionate advocate of STEM* education for young people and […]

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AWE Chief Operating Officer appointed to Nuclear Industry Council

AWE’s Chief Operating Officer, Haydn Clulow has been appointed as an industry representative member of the Nuclear Industry Council (NIC). The NIC is a joint forum between the nuclear industry and government and its primary role is to provide strategic leadership to the nuclear industry. The Council is co-chaired by Dr Tim Stone CBE, Chairman […]

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Sandia and AWE refresh strategic collaboration

Sandia and AWE are looking to the future and have signed a Strategic Intent of Collaboration to cement their ongoing relationship. Steve Girrens, Sandia’s associate labs director for nuclear deterrence, visited AWE in June and the document was signed during his visit. Dave Chambers, AWE’s director for science, engineering and technology, was co-signatory, on behalf […]

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Never stop learning!

Iain Coucher, CEO, talks about why it is important for companies and individuals to continue learning. “I am incredibly humbled to accept an honorary doctorate from Cranfield University. This is recognition of the 5,500 women and men of AWE who are proud of their role in supporting the defence of the nation. AWE is blessed […]

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The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) LC36 Improvement Notice

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served Improvement Notices on AWE’s LC36 Organisational Capability arrangements. While improvements have been made, we recognise there is more work to do on our Licence Condition 36 Organisational Capability arrangements and are committed to making the necessary enhancements. We have a resourced project team in place to ensure […]

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2019 Global Cause: Pride in the UK campaign

We recently worked with Mediaplanet on the 2019 Global Cause: Pride in the UK campaign. A printed publication is being distributed at a number of industry events and the content is available online at globalcause.co.uk. The campaign featured exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the importance of taking a stance against […]

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AWE scoops two Diversity and Inclusion Awards

AWE has won the enei Neurodiversity Award plus a Bronze Award for its work on diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the enei 2019 Awards. AWE joined enei (Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) the leading employer network for all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK, in January 2018. Meg Hunt, AWE’s Director […]

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WANTED – 50 female engineering graduates (and 50 male ones)…

Iain Coucher, AWE’s CEO, shares his thoughts on International Women in Engineering Day (InWED). —— Today is International Women in Engineering Day (InWED) – a global celebration of the outstanding contribution made by women in the field of engineering. It is part of a campaign to raise awareness of the opportunities for long, interesting, challenging and […]

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AWE supports International Women in Engineering Day 2019

Sunday 23 June will mark 2019’s International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED19). International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. The theme chosen for INWED this year is ‘Transform the […]

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Working in Partnership to support British Science Week

AWE is working in partnership with Queen Mary’s College and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to deliver a series of fun science workshops on the theme Journey to Space for primary children across Basingstoke and North Hampshire. AWE’s Community Engagement Manager, Philippa Kent, who runs the company’s award-winning schools programme, said: ‘British Science week is […]

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