aldermaston and burghfield
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Aldermaston and Burghfield. 1952 – 1987 Atomic Weapons Research Establishment 1987 – Atomic Weapons Establishment. Research Computers Lasers Core Punch Material Science. Computers. Aldermaston Blue Oak 2002. Blue Gene Lawrence Livermore Most powerful computer in the world. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Aldermaston and Burghfield
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1952 – 1987Atomic Weapons Research
Establishment
1987 – Atomic Weapons
Establishment
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Research
ComputersLasers
Core PunchMaterial Science
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Computers
Aldermaston Blue Oak 2002
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Computers
Blue Gene
Lawrence Livermore
Most powerful computer in the world
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Computer projection (Teraflops)
US
AWE
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Cost of nuclear computing
US AWE
£320 million per year
?
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Orion Laser
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Orion Laser
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US Equivalent – NIF
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US NIF
Completion date:
was 2002
now 2009
Cost:
was £500 million,
now £2 billion
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AWE Proposed Orion Laser
Completion
date: 2012 ??
Cost: ????
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Current AWE Core Punch
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Core Punch
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Core Punch
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Core Punch
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Proposed Core Punch Facility
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US Equivalent - DARHT
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US DARHT
Completion date:
was 2002
now 2008
Cost:
was £32 million,
now £174 million
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AWE Proposed Core Punch
Completion
date: 2012 ??
Cost: ????
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Material Science
Proposed new facilities atAldermaston and possibly
also at Burghfield.
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US Equivalent - CMRR
Chemical & Metallurgical Research Replacement (Los Alamos)
Timescale: started 2002
completion date 2014
Cost: £500 million
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AWE Material SciencesFacilities
Completion date: 2012 ??
Cost: ???
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Production
Plutonium (primary)Uranium (secondary)Warhead Assembly
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Plutonium production – A90
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Plutonium production – A90
Built from 1980 to 1997
To be refurbished.
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Work of A90
Secondary Primary
A90 makes the plutonium pit at the centre of the Primary
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Uranium Production Facility
Site of proposed Uranium Production Facility
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US equivalent
Proposed Uranium Production Facility for the Y-12 site
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Proposed US Uranium Facility
Start: 2006Completion: 2013Cost: £400 m
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Work of Uranium Prodution Facility
Radiation case
Secondary Primary
US and AWE “Uranium Production Facilities” make secondaries and radiation cases.
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Warhead assembly - Burghfield
Current facility
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New assembly facility - Burghfield
Current facility
Proposed new facility
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AWE Management Ltd
BNFL
Lockheed Martin
Serco
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The view from Lockheed Martin
AWE Sandia National
Laboratory
Reliable Replacement Warhead
Trident contract
Accuracy Adjunct
TridentMissile
Replacement