Site Development
In order to meet our key mission, investment must be made in AWE’s buildings, facilities and employees.
Modernisation projects and facilities are planned to cover AWE’s four essential areas of research - namely laser physics, hydrodynamics, materials science and high performance computing. In addition, proposed new office accommodation has been designed to facilitate modern working practices and provide a pleasant office environment for staff.
AWE is committed to ensuring that our operational and construction activities have minimum impact on the environment and the surrounding road network, while maintaining safety and security at all times.
Our site planning team looks after logistics planning for future developments on the site and handles our interfaces with West Berkshire Council, submitting planning applications and associated requirements.
Orion Laser
The UK’s largest ever science project is being built at AWE. ‘Orion’ is an exciting, ambitious project to construct a world-leading laser facility for the creation and study of hot, dense matter.
Construction of the new Orion laser research facility is well underway, with full commissioning of the state-of-the-art laser expected by 2010. It will eventually replace AWE’s existing HELEN laser facility, giving our scientists access to extreme states of matter which exist nowhere else on earth.
The Orion facility, including associated office accommodation, meeting rooms and laboratories, will be approximately 100 metres long, 60 metres wide, and 25 metres high.
To read more about Orion, visit the Plasma Physics / Lasers webpage.
Modernisation projects and facilities are planned to cover AWE’s four essential areas of research - namely laser physics, hydrodynamics, materials science and high performance computing. In addition, proposed new office accommodation has been designed to facilitate modern working practices and provide a pleasant office environment for staff.
AWE is committed to ensuring that our operational and construction activities have minimum impact on the environment and the surrounding road network, while maintaining safety and security at all times.
Our site planning team looks after logistics planning for future developments on the site and handles our interfaces with West Berkshire Council, submitting planning applications and associated requirements.
Orion Laser
The UK’s largest ever science project is being built at AWE. ‘Orion’ is an exciting, ambitious project to construct a world-leading laser facility for the creation and study of hot, dense matter.
Construction of the new Orion laser research facility is well underway, with full commissioning of the state-of-the-art laser expected by 2010. It will eventually replace AWE’s existing HELEN laser facility, giving our scientists access to extreme states of matter which exist nowhere else on earth.
The Orion facility, including associated office accommodation, meeting rooms and laboratories, will be approximately 100 metres long, 60 metres wide, and 25 metres high.
To read more about Orion, visit the Plasma Physics / Lasers webpage.