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The Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations 2001 (REPPIR) require local authorities to prepare a detailed off-site emergency plan for use in the event of a radiation emergency. REPPIR establishes a framework of emergency planning and preparation to ensure that members of the public are properly informed and prepared, in advance, about what to […]

New Discovery is our flagship external publication showcasing the breadth of our work, our business and operations, and importantly our people. New Discovery is a twice-yearly publication. In this edition some of the main themes we cover are: *          Hosting world-class research*          Year of Engineering 2018*          Profiling our people*          Sixty years of collaboration*          Recognising our […]

Kennet School students won this year’s AWE Girls in Engineering Challenge, narrowly beating last year’s winners, Little Heath School, into second place.

AWE was the proud winner of an OSPA for ‘Outstanding Event Security Team’ at the 2018 UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards. The OSPAs event took place at the Royal Lancaster in London earlier this month. Over 400 security professionals gathered to celebrate outstanding performance examples across the sector. The AWE team won their section for […]

AWE welcomes the announcement today (March 14th) of the Burghfield REPPIR off-site emergency planning area (EPA) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

To mark International Women’s Day we are sharing the stories of some of the many inspirational women that work at AWE. Molly, a materials science graduate, tells her story – “I have always had a keen interest in science. However, my School’s head of science was pivotal in shaping this as a career option. Her […]

This National Apprenticeship Week, March 5-9, a working mum-of-three is hoping to inspire others

AWE has applied to the Environmental Agency to increase an environmental permit limit relating to the discharge of radioactive material.

AWE employees donated 1.2 tonnes of festive food this December to the Basingstoke Foodbank for its Christmas Hamper scheme. The goodies were wrapped in nearly 200 boxes and will be distributed to vulnerable families and individuals by the charity. Foodbank administrator Jenny d’Ambrosi said: “A big thank you to the AWE employees for their amazing […]

Launched this week, New Discovery is AWE’s exciting flagship external publication showcasing the breadth of our work, our business and operations, and importantly our people. In this first edition, some of the main themes we cover are: What a supernova is and how it’s playing a ‘starring’ role at science events Profiles of some of […]

AWE is pleased to announce that an enabling contract has been signed to allow us to work with Sellafield Ltd and The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to secure a long-term solution for the appropriate treatment and storage of our Higher Activity Waste (HAW).