NAG has submitted an objection to the 'Project Hydrus' planning application at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.  The application is expected to be determined by West Berkshire Council on 29th September 2010.

Ministry of Defence proposals to build a new Enriched Uranium Facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston could pose potential hazards to the public from a radioactive fire or a critical release of radiation – but NAG considers that not enough information about the development has been provided to enable these risks to be properly evaluated.

The absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment still after all this time has to be a matter of great concern. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review, in its environmental appraisal, stated “Where a number of the SDR activities are not considered to have a significant environmental impact in their own right, but are proposed for the same site, there is the potential for cumulative effects to occur. This situation might arise at the following locations where more detailed studies are recommended”. Aldermaston is one of the locations listed.