NAG for zero emissions
Nuclear Awareness
What's going on at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston and Burghfield?
- 2008-11-06 20:00
NAG Meeting 7.00pm Tuesday 16th December (please be early if possible)
Hot fruit punch & mince pies & a brief AGM
before our speakers at 7.30pm
Speakers:- Graham Thomas - Nominated Inspector AWE Aldermaston & Burghfield
- Mike Finnerty - Site Inspector AWE Burghfield
- David Senior - Head Nuclear Directorate Unit 3B (AWE Site Inspection) *
Flood risk and other climate change risks for AWE will be on the Agenda and how the NII interfaces with the MoD on safety.
- 2008-06-26 16:50
NAG DIARY
7 pm WEDNESDAY 23rd July 2008
Civic Centre Reading
Nuclear Emergency Planning
A non-political discussion on safety and emergency plans
Carolyn Murison
Principle Civil Contingencies Officer
West Berks. Council
AWE EMERGENCY PLAN
The West Berks. Council Emergency Plan for AWE is on the Council’s website at http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12156. It was due to be updated this year, but the 2004 version remains the current plan. The risks of a nuclear accident at AWE Aldermaston or Burghfield, or with a convoy on the road, may be small because reasonable precautions are taken by the MoD and AWE. However, the concern is that something will go terribly wrong and a nuclear release to the atmosphere will occur.
- 2008-04-15 19:02
"Deadly Cargo" a professional film commissioned by Nukewatch from Camcorder Guerillas is being shown on 23rd April at in Reading after its launch in Glasgow on 29th March.
NAG DIARY
WEDNESDAY 23rd April 2008
Note NEW VENUE
7pm, RISC, 35 London Street, Reading
MEETING & FILM
"Deadly Cargo"
A New Film of UK nuclear weapons transport - 2008-01-29 18:22Reading Borough Council’s Emergency Planning Officer was unable to attend our October meeting, because an emergency exercise was due at Aldermaston in November. He will unfortunately not be able to be with us at our January meeting – possibly because the Emergency Plan is currently under revision, due for completion in January.
- 2008-01-29 18:16
Presentation by Kevin Holyer
We are where we are!
Concerns must be focused on risk minimization
Challenge is how do LAs seek engagement by Government/regulators with communities we represent
- 2007-12-18 20:39NAG emerged as a result of widespread concerns within local communities about the safety and impact of operations at the Atomic Weapons Establishments at Aldermaston and Burghfield. In March 1993, following the publication of the Greenpeace report ‘Inside the Citadel’ which exposed a catalogue of accidents and errors at Aldermaston, Reading Borough Council decided to organise a two-day community inquiry at Reading Civic Centre into the local impacts of AWE.
- 2007-11-06 20:05
This has been a challenging year.
We drew the attention of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee to the effects a replacement Trident programme could have on the health and safety of the local population, but to no avail. We have been watching the preparatory build-up at AWE Aldermaston for some time.
We continue to monitor AWE Planning applications, mostly having to draw attention to the gaps in the accompanying Environmental Impact Assessments, which treat soil and groundwater contamination as something that can be worried about as the foundation earthwork progresses. We also raised traffic-related concerns over the new office accommodation proposals. The good news is that the plan to build 237 homes at Paices Hill have been withdrawn, and Kennet Valley Park, a proposed 7,500 home – and amenity estate just outside the evacuation zone for AWE Burghfield, is being re-thought.
- 2007-09-20 18:18
NAG DIARY
TUESDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2007
7pm Civic Centre, Reading
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Speaker: Brett Dyson
Emergency Planning Office for Reading
- 2007-06-12 14:597pm Wednesday 10th October 2007
in The Kennet Room
Civic Centre
Reading - 2007-06-07 14:37
NAG DIARY
WEDNESDAY 11TH JULY 2007
(please note altered date)
7pm Civic Centre, Reading