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Catalogue description Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Environment, Health and Safety: Files and Reports
| Reference: | ES 21 |
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| Title: | Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and Atomic Weapons Establishment: Environment, Health and Safety: Files and Reports |
| Description: |
This series contains records relating to events and inquiries concerning accidents and incidents of a non–trivial nature, in particular serious injury, or events that include radioactive contamination. Records include environmental reports, and reports on environmental spills, fires and other occurances. The records of the Whiteway and Pochin inquiries and their outcome are also contained within this series. |
| Date: | 1950-2007 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Atomic Weapons Establishment, 1987- Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, 1954-1973 Ministry of Defence, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, 1973-1987 |
| Physical description: | 126 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2018 Atomic Weapons Establishment |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The responsibility for health and safety have separately been the remit of a number of departments over the years, but that associated with the use of radioactive materials has always resided with the Health Physics department. |
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