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dv | 16.11.2007 21:25 | Faslane | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Oxford | South Coast

Anti-nuclear campaigners raise concerns as the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) site at Burghfield is granted planning permission for factory


Block the Builders blockade AWE Burghfield - 12 Nov 07
Block the Builders blockade AWE Burghfield - 12 Nov 07


Anti-nuclear campaigners raise concerns as the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) site at Burghfield is granted planning permission for factory

Paul Gavin, Newbury Today - Fri, Nov 16 2007

SAFETY standards at AWE Burghfield were under the spotlight again on Wednesday (November 14) as an application to build a new components factory on the site were considered.

Anti-nuclear campaigners raised concerns about the site at a meeting of the West Berkshire Council eastern area planning committee on Wednesday, where AWE was granted planning permission to build a new components manufacturing facility.

Full article can be viewed here:

 http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=5645

Block the Builders report on blockades at AWE Burghfield and AWE Aldermaston on Monday 12 November, 2007 here:

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/385666.html

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  1. Another report — dv