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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Underground...
Catalogue reference: ES 25
What's it about?
ES 25
This series contains records relating to the planning and purpose of both weapon and material tests.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ES 25
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Title (The name of the record)
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Underground Weapon Tests: Files and Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1958-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the planning and purpose of both weapon and material tests.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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During the period 1952-1958, the UK tested its warheads in the atmosphere in Australia and at Christmas Island. Documents relating to this are within: ES 12 ES 14 ES 18
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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)
- 5 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Subsequent to the atmospheric tests in Australia and at Christmas Island, a further 25 tests were carried out underground at the Nevada Test Site. During this period, the UK also collaborated with the US in underground experiments about the effects of nuclear radiation on materials.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16318201/
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