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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Non-weapon...
Catalogue reference: ES 20
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ES 20
This series contains records relating to policy and planning of work relating to non-weapon projects. During the 1960s and 1970s (and later in the 1990s) AWRE embarked upon non-nuclear diversification projects. In the first period, projects were...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ES 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Non-weapon Projects
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to policy and planning of work relating to non-weapon projects.
During the 1960s and 1970s (and later in the 1990s) AWRE embarked upon non-nuclear diversification projects.
In the first period, projects were defined under the broad headings of:
1. Medical engineering: (including, prosthetics; surgical implants; dental materials development; patient monitoring equipment; flexible gastroscope and pacemaker development).
2. Military (non-nuclear) projects; (including, laser damage weapon research; PETS (pulsed electromagnetic field simulator) and other EMP (electromagnetic pulse) studies.
In the second period, projects arose out of the contractorisation of AWE under the 1993 GOCO (Government Owned Contractor Operated) management agreement. With the approval of MoD, there was a resurgence of initiatives to exploit AWEs resources in various commercial undertakings (commercialisation). Projects included:
- System design;
- Engineering analysis;
- Chemical Analysis;
- Special materials research;
- Environmental testing.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Organic and non-organic materials research and development; including Carbon-carbon composites; other high strength materials research; fuel cells; the fuel element project; will be deposited in ES 27
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Atomic Weapons Establishment, 1987-1987
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, 1954-1973
- Ministry of Defence, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, 1973-1987
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 20 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2017 Atomic Weapons Establishment
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Research
- Weapons
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16318196/
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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Non-weapon Projects
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