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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Peaceful...
Catalogue reference: ES 26
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ES 26
This series contains records relating to the planning and progress to find peaceful uses for nuclear explosives.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ES 26
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Title (The name of the record)
- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions: Files and Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1969-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the planning and progress to find peaceful uses for nuclear explosives.
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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)
- 7 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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During the 1960s and onwards there was an international initiative to use nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes. The UK started their own programme, although no explosions were carried out.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16318202/
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