Series
Department of the Environment: Waste Disposal Division: Registered Files (WD Series)
Catalogue reference: AT 32
What's it about?
AT 32
This series comprises registered files of the Waste Disposal Division.The files relate to the storage and disposal of radioactive substances and material at various specified sites, the inspection of premises holding radioactive material, the...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AT 32
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of the Environment: Waste Disposal Division: Registered Files (WD Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises registered files of the Waste Disposal Division.
The files relate to the storage and disposal of radioactive substances and material at various specified sites, the inspection of premises holding radioactive material, the investigation of radiation hazards due to negligence or ignorance, and the disposal of asbestos.
The series includes files which were re-registered into the WD file series from some earlier series.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For files re-registered into the RW series, see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WD file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 168 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 1995 Department of the Environment
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1977 onwards
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Casework files relating to applications for certificates for registration for users of radioactive material in industry, universities and other bodies have not been selected for preservation.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2550/
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Department of the Environment: Waste Disposal Division: Registered Files (WD Series)