Written question asked by Anneliese Dodds (Labour) on Monday, 3 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Stuart Andrew (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 December 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
AWE
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 20228 on AWE, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) anticipated out-turn cost and (b) projected in-service date of each of the new build projects in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan.
- Answer
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The tables below show the approved costs and in-service dates of the new build projects listed in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan (SDCP).
In-service dates are shown in bandings to avoid prejudice to national security and defence. Costs for planned projects are subject to approval.
Table 1 – Approved new build projects.
Ongoing projects
Function
In-Service Period
Approved cost
Warhead assembly/disassembly – Mensa
Manufacturing/ production
2023
£1.8 billion
Uranium components – Pegasus
Manufacturing/ production
Requirement under consideration
£634 million
Table 2 – Planned projects not yet approved.
Ongoing projects
Function
In-Service Period
Salts Processing - Octans
Testing/research
2020-25
Initiator system manufacture-Taurus
Manufacturing/production
2025-30
Large Scale formulations-Scorpius
Manufacturing/production
2030-40
Depleted Uranium Facility
Manufacturing/production
2020-25
Assembly for Trials-Columba
Testing/research
2030-35
High Explosive Climatic Trials
Testing/research
2030-35
Four of the projects previously listed are no longer included, as it is now planned to use the existing facilities. These are Small Scale Formulations (Cepheus), New Plutonium Facility, Non-Metallics and Materials (Libra) and Chemical Processing (Astra).
Planned new build projects now also include the Hub, a testing/research facility to be brought into service over the period 2020 – 2025.
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