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AWE has awarded a contract to Cray to install a new supercomputer using their new Shasta computer architecture. The name Vulcan was chosen after a vote by staff who will be using the system. Vulcan certainly packs a punch, featuring 5000 processors based upon 32-core, 2.9 GHz, second-generation AMD EPYC ‘Rome’ sockets, with a theoretical […]

AWE’s Director, Infrastructure Projects Delivery, Alison Atkinson has today (Oct 17) been recognised as the sixth most influential woman in engineering, by Inclusive Boards, in partnership with the Financial Times. Alison sits on the AWE Board and has responsibility for the delivery of AWE’s multi-billion pound capital investment programme, involving the design, construction and commissioning […]

AWE’s Head of Product Assurance, Graham Hughes, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering He is one of 54 leading engineers, from the UK and around the world, who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the […]

AWE welcomes the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s Annual Report 2018/19 published today (11 Oct) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).   The AWE sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield remain in enhanced regulatory attention for the 2018/19 period. This has been in part due to continued operations in ageing facilities while replacements with modern safety standards […]

October 10, 2019 is World Mental Health Day and in support, AWE staff members have shared their experiences with mental health. We applaud them for having the courage to share their very personal stories and we hope that by talking openly about mental health their stories can help someone else. As an organisation AWE is […]

Queen Mary’s College (QMC) is celebrating a new-look Primary Science Centre thanks to an exciting collaboration with AWE. The revamped centre was opened on Wednesday 25 September by TV personality and maths whiz, Johnny Ball, who opened the original facility 20 years ago. Johnny is a passionate advocate of STEM* education for young people and […]

AWE’s Chief Operating Officer, Haydn Clulow has been appointed as an industry representative member of the Nuclear Industry Council (NIC). The NIC is a joint forum between the nuclear industry and government and its primary role is to provide strategic leadership to the nuclear industry. The Council is co-chaired by Dr Tim Stone CBE, Chairman […]

Sandia and AWE are looking to the future and have signed a Strategic Intent of Collaboration to cement their ongoing relationship. Steve Girrens, Sandia’s associate labs director for nuclear deterrence, visited AWE in June and the document was signed during his visit. Dave Chambers, AWE’s director for science, engineering and technology, was co-signatory, on behalf […]

Iain Coucher, CEO, talks about why it is important for companies and individuals to continue learning. “I am incredibly humbled to accept an honorary doctorate from Cranfield University. This is recognition of the 5,500 women and men of AWE who are proud of their role in supporting the defence of the nation. AWE is blessed […]

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served Improvement Notices on AWE’s LC36 Organisational Capability arrangements. While improvements have been made, we recognise there is more work to do on our Licence Condition 36 Organisational Capability arrangements and are committed to making the necessary enhancements. We have a resourced project team in place to ensure […]

We recently worked with Mediaplanet on the 2019 Global Cause: Pride in the UK campaign. A printed publication is being distributed at a number of industry events and the content is available online at globalcause.co.uk. The campaign featured exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the importance of taking a stance against […]

AWE has won the enei Neurodiversity Award plus a Bronze Award for its work on diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the enei 2019 Awards. AWE joined enei (Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) the leading employer network for all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK, in January 2018. Meg Hunt, AWE’s Director […]

Iain Coucher, AWE’s CEO, shares his thoughts on International Women in Engineering Day (InWED). —— Today is International Women in Engineering Day (InWED) – a global celebration of the outstanding contribution made by women in the field of engineering. It is part of a campaign to raise awareness of the opportunities for long, interesting, challenging and […]

Sunday 23 June will mark 2019’s International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED19). International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. The theme chosen for INWED this year is ‘Transform the […]

AWE is working in partnership with Queen Mary’s College and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to deliver a series of fun science workshops on the theme Journey to Space for primary children across Basingstoke and North Hampshire. AWE’s Community Engagement Manager, Philippa Kent, who runs the company’s award-winning schools programme, said: ‘British Science week is […]

We are delighted to have recently become members of AIRTO, the Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. AIRTO is the foremost membership body for organisations operating in the UK’s innovation, research and technology sector. Joining AIRTO will give us opportunities to network and forge links with key decision makers in government and industry. AWE […]

AWE has signed the Time to Change Pledge, a public commitment to reducing the stigma around mental health and prioritising the mental and physical health of all its employees. Time to Change is a growing social movement working to change the way that we all think and act about mental health problems. Mental health issues […]

AWE is working closely with the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on a Structured Improvement Programme (SIP) as part of its overall longer-term business aims. These activities also incorporate improvements in operational performance including safety and compliance. The SIP consists of four related projects focusing on safe operations, process, change and stakeholder interactions. Paul Rees, […]

The publication of the Nuclear Safety and Radiological Safety Events Report (April 2015 to December 2017) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is a welcome contribution towards building trust and confidence in the safety of the UK nuclear industry. AWE continues to adopt an open incident recording culture, and places importance in understanding the […]

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on Friday (8 March) is #BalanceforBetter. AWE graduate Ellie is just one of the diverse team involved in an event to explore some of the key issues around gender balance and why it matters. “Some people think of this as a ‘women’s thing’ but of course, […]