Series
Robert Fordyce Aickman: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/82
Date: 1905-1981
Papers of Robert Fordyce Aickman, 1945 to 1981, arising mainly from his work as founder and vice-president of the Inland Waterways Association,...
Series
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessor: Northern Groups: Hinton Papers
Catalogue reference: AB 19
What's it about?
AB 19
This series consists of private and official papers of Sir Christopher Hinton (later Lord Hinton of Bankside), during his period as deputy controller of the Atomic Energy (Production) Division of the Ministry of Supply (1946-1954) and managing...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AB 19
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Title (The name of the record)
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessor: Northern Groups: Hinton Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1946-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of private and official papers of Sir Christopher Hinton (later Lord Hinton of Bankside), during his period as deputy controller of the Atomic Energy (Production) Division of the Ministry of Supply (1946-1954) and managing director of the Industrial Group of the Authority (1954-1957). It includes various financial papers; copies of Hinton's general correspondence; files on staff and technical matters; papers concerning the transfer from the Ministry of Supply to the Authority; safety, training and visits files; eight volumes of registers of incoming correspondence (1950-1957); and a collection of private papers.
It was under Sir Christopher Hinton's direction that the fuel and enrichment plants at Springfields and Capenhurst, the original reactors and fuel reprocessing plant at Windscale, Calder Hall and Chapelcross nuclear power stations and the Dounreay Experimental Reactor Establishment were built.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The files are listed under sub-series and record the work and some of the problems encountered during the early years of atomic energy production.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related UKAEA private papers see
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Industrial Group, 1954-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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99 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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)
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Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1634/
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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessor: Northern Groups: Hinton Papers
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