Catalogue description United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell: Committees, Correspondence and Papers

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Reference: AB 12
Title: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell: Committees, Correspondence and Papers
Description:

This series contains the records of various committees and other groups based at Harwell. Subjects covered include scientific and technical developments, accommodation, health and safety, publications, standards, staff relations, relations with outside and international bodies, senior management policy and the environment. Also included are committees dealing with Winfrith when it was run as an offshoot of Harwell (1957-1961), and the Radiochemical Centre, Amersham. During the first year of operation, most documents were issued as committee papers.

Most pieces contain a contents list (index) at the front.

Date: 1945-2004
Related material:

Later Winfrith committee papers are in AB 28

Committee records relating to the Controlled Thermonuclear Research Project, which was relocated from Harwell to Culham in 1960, are in AB 73

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 1424 files and volumes
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1973 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Accruals: Series is accruing

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