UK nuclear warhead plant warned: 'Improve safety or shut down'

Office for Nuclear Regulation orders immediate changes at Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire Safety fears may halt the assembly of Britain's nuclear warheads unless sweeping improvements are made soon, it has emerged. The Office for Nuclear Regulation has ordered immediate safety changes to be made at the UK's nuclear warhead assembly facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield, in Berkshire, its annual report reveals. The ONR warns that, even with the changes, operation...