King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Nuclear History Database
UK Atomic Energy Authority records:
AB16 Ministry of Supply and UK Atomic Energy Authority:
Atomic Energy Division and London Office; files, 1939-1976, Section 1-241
4580 files
The class contains registered files from the Ministry of Supply Atomic Energy Division's 330 file series, unregistered Atomic Energy Division files which were later given LO (London Office) numbers and placed in a miscellaneous series with other non-330 series files with various file series codes. From 1954 the class consists of files originating in the London Office of UKAEA. The subject matter covers the central administration and planning functions of the UK's atomic energy bodies, including organisation, personnel and establishment matters, publicity, censorship, legislation, international co-operation, central committees, building works, raw materials, health and safety, research and development, finance, procurement, accounts, contracts and commercial policy, legal matters and patents. There are files relating to all the UK's atomic energy sites and centres and to the Combined Development Agency. Other files in the 330 series and the re-numbered LO series can be found in AB1.
[AB16/1]
1946
Organisation in UK: general.
[AB16/2]
1946
Organisation in USA: representation in Washington.
[AB16/3]
1946
Personnel: experimental establishment.
[AB16/4]
1946
Personnel: USA Berkeley.
[AB16/5]
1946
Personnel: USA.
[AB16/6]
1946-1951
Personnel: Dr H H Halban.
[AB16/7]
1946
Personnel: Dr H H Halban's contract.
[AB16/8]
1946-1949
Personnel: Dr H Halban, policy relating to supply of equipment.
[AB16/9]
1946-1950
Personnel: federated superannuated scheme for universities.
[AB16/10]
1946-1947
Personnel: E W Colbeck.
[AB16/11]
1946-1949
Personnel: travelling arrangements and overseas arrangements for payment of family passages.
[AB16/12]
1946
Personnel: release of French scientists in Canada.
[AB16/13]
1946
Personnel: appointment of H Greenwood as consultant.
[AB16/14]
1946-1948
Personnel: patenting by consultants.
[AB16/15]
1946-1950
Personnel: analysts of staffing.
[AB16/16]
1946-1947
Personnel: arrangements, general department.
[AB16/17]
1946-1947
Personnel: Department of Atomic Energy directory notifications.
[AB16/18]
1946
Personnel: general arrangements, Canada.
[AB16/19]
1946
Personnel: general arrangements, Imperial Chemical Industries.
[AB16/20]
1946
Personnel: general arrangements, Imperial Chemical Industries general chemical division.
[AB16/21]
1946
Personnel: general arrangements: Imperial Chemical Industries metals.
[AB16/22]
1946-1952
Personnel: arrangements, at Harwell.
[AB16/23]
1946
Personnel: policy; general correspondence.
[AB16/25]
1946-1947
Publicity and censorship: press statements on atomic energy. See also AB16/757.
[AB16/26]
1946-1947
Publicity and censorship: general, BBC talks.
[AB16/27]
1946-1947
Publicity and censorship: demonstration train.
[AB16/28]
1946-1950
Publicity and censorship: publication policy.
[AB16/29]
1945-1947
Publicity and censorship: permission to use information obtained whilst working on atomic energy projects.
[AB16/30]
1945-1946
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: Atomic Energy Bill.
[AB16/31]
1946-1952
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: Administration of Atomic Energy Act, 1946.
[AB16/32]
1946-1950
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: Administration of Atomic Energy Act, 1946.
[AB16/33]
1946
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: Atomic Energy Bill; Minister's folder 219.
[AB16/34]
1946-1952
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: international legislation.
[AB16/35]
1946-1947
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: Ministry of Health Radioactive Substances Bill.
[AB16/36]
1946-1957
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: USA Atomic Energy Act, 1946.
[AB16/37]
1946
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: brief comparison UK Bill for control of atomic energy and USA Atomic Energy Act, 1946.
[AB16/38]
1946-1948
Legislation for control of atomic energy and its administration: United Nations Organisation Atomic Energy Commission.
[AB16/39]
1946-1951
British committees, boards and panels: Combined Policy Committee.
[AB16/40]
1946-1948
British committees, boards and panels: Nuclear Physics Sub-committee; correspondence.
[AB16/41]
1946
British committees, boards and panels: Nuclear Physics Sub-committee.
[AB16/42]
1946-1948
British committees, boards and panels: Nuclear Physics Sub-committee: stores for universities.
[AB16/43]
1946
British committees, boards and panels: Ad Hoc Chemical Committee; minutes.
[AB16/44]
1946
British committees, boards and panels: Medical Research Council Research Committee on Medical and Biological Applications of Nuclear Physics, Protection Sub-committee.
[AB16/45]
1946-1949
British committees, boards and panels: Harwell Power Committee; correspondence.
[AB16/46]
1946-1947
British committees, boards and panels: Pile Advisory Panel; correspondence.
[AB16/47]
1946
British committees, boards and panels: Lord Portal's Technical Committee; lectures and minutes.
[AB16/48]
1945-1948
British committees, boards and panels: Medical Biological Applications of Nuclear Physics Committee.
[AB16/49]
1945-1948
British committees, boards and panels: Medical Biological Applications of Nuclear Physics Committee; supporting documents.
[AB16/50]
1946-1949
British committees, boards and panels: Medical Biological Applications of Nuclear Physics Committee, Tracer Elements Sub-committee; minutes.
[AB16/51]
1946
British committees, boards and panels: Medical Application of Nuclear Physics Committee, Chemical Sub-committee; minutes.
[AB16/52]
1946-1951
British committees, boards and panels: Atomic Scientists' Association; general correspondence.
[AB16/53]
1946-1954
British committees, boards and panels: work on atomic energy in Switzerland.
[AB16/54]
1946-1947
British committees, boards and panels: cables relating to disclosure of information about French specifications filed by Centre National.
[AB16/55]
1946-1948
Building projects: Cambridge University.
[AB16/56]
1946-1948
Building projects: extension to laboratories at Oxford University.
[AB16/57]
1946-1947
Building projects: extension to laboratories of Imperial Chemical Industries General Chemical Division.
[AB16/58]
1946
Building projects: extension to laboratories of British Non Ferrous Metals Research Association.
[AB16/59]
1946-1947
Raw materials: dominions; general enquiries.
[AB16/60]
1946-1947
Raw materials: colonial empire arrangements.
[AB16/61]
1946
Raw materials: uranium, Northern Rhodesia.
[AB16/62]
1946
Raw materials: use of helium in prospecting for uranium.
[AB16/63]
1946-1947
Raw materials: UK Geological Survey and Museum; chemical reports.
[AB16/64]
1946-1947
Raw materials: Chemical Research Laboratory.
[AB16/65]
1946-1947
Raw materials: thorium in Dutch East Indies.
[AB16/66]
1946-1947
Raw materials: uranium supply for UK civil consumption.
[AB16/67]
1946-1947
Raw materials: Advisory Committee on Atomic Energy, Minerals Sub-committee Chemical Panel.
[AB16/68]
1946
Raw materials: Advisory Committee on Atomic Energy, Minerals Sub-committee.
[AB16/69]
1946-1947
Raw materials: Canadian uranium.
[AB16/70]
1946
Raw materials: Australian uranium.
[AB16/71]
1946
Raw materials: Belgian Congo uranium.
[AB16/72]
1946-1947
Raw materials: Belgian Congo uranium: fourth shipment to UK on SS SAMOTA.
[AB16/73A]
1946-1950
Raw materials: uranium stocks from Europe.
[AB16/73B]
1946
Raw materials: uranium, Portugal; Urgeirica Radium Consolidated Ltd.
[AB16/74]
1946-1950
Raw materials: uranium, treatment of ores.
[AB16/75]
1946
Raw materials: uranium in Antarctic.
[AB16/76]
1946-1947
Raw materials: radium, general.
[AB16/77]
1946-1947
Raw materials: radium replacement to Radium Trust.
[AB16/78]
1946-1948
Raw materials: Belgian loan agreement, movement and payments.
[AB16/79]
1946-1958
Raw materials: radium, Radiochemical Centre stocks and requirements.
[AB16/80]
1946-1953
Raw materials: radium, return of 1˝ grams to Czechoslovakia from Clarendon.
[AB16/81]
1946-1947
Raw materials: isotopes, radioactive and stable.
[AB16/82]
1946-1949
Physiological effects: general.
[AB16/83]
1946-1949
Physiological effects: occupational hazards.
[AB16/84]
1946
Physiological effects: toxicity, dangers from atomic fission.
[AB16/85]
1946
Physiological effects: units for measurements of activity.
[AB16/86]
1946-1947
Physiological effects: medical defence co-ordination policy.
[AB16/87]
1946-1950
Physiological effects: effects of atomic bomb.
[AB16/88]
1946-1951
Physiological effects: effects of atomic bomb.
[AB16/89]
1946-1949
Physiological effects: use of atomic energy for power, general.
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[AB16/90]
1946-1952
Physiological effects: use of atomic energy for power, ship propulsion.
[AB16/91]
1946
Physiological effects: finance, authority for expenditure.
[AB16/92]
1946-1950
Physiological effects: Parliamentary questions; briefs for Minister on debates.
[AB16/93]
1946
Graphite pile; general correspondence.
[AB16/94]
1946
Graphite pile: general cooling and corrosion.
[AB16/95]
1946-1949
Graphite pile: disposal of radioactive effluent.
[AB16/96]
1946
Graphite pile: water testing on site.
[AB16/97]
1946
Graphite pile: exponential experiment.
[AB16/98]
1946
Graphite pile: Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile.
[AB16/99]
1946
Graphite pile: British experimental pile.
[AB16/100]
1946-1947
Graphite pile: production requirements of raw materials, Risley.
[AB16/101]
1946-1953
Graphite pile: Springfields, labour.
[AB16/102]
1946-1954
Graphite pile: Springfields, housing.
[AB16/103]
1946
Graphite pile: work services, case for building executive.
[AB16/104]
1946-1954
Graphite pile: Harwell water supply.
[AB16/105]
1946
Graphite pile: corrosion and anti-corrosion protective measures (water treatment, sheathing).
[AB16/106]
1946-1947
Graphite pile: photographic technique, emulsion, general.
[AB16/107]
1946-1948
Graphite pile: microscopes for photographic technique.
[AB16/108]
1946-1952
Graphite pile: atomic energy establishments air facilities.
[AB16/109]
1946
Graphite pile: British progress reports; Cambridge University.
[AB16/110]
1946
Graphite pile: British progress reports; Tele-communications Research Establishment.
[AB16/111]
1946
Graphite pile: British progress reports; South African reports, general correspondence.
[AB16/112]
1946-1951
Graphite pile: technical information; general correspondence.
[AB16/113]
1946
Finance and administration: development contracts; transfer from Department of Scientific Industrial Research.
[AB16/114]
1946-1947
Finance and contract arrangements, Department of Atomic Energy.
[AB16/115]
1946
Finance and administration: demands.
[AB16/116]
1946
Financial arrangements in connection with expenditure in North America to Mar 1948.
[AB16/117]
1946
Finance and administration: Atomic Energy Production Establishment, choice of site.
[AB16/118]
1946-1947
Finance and administration: Atomic Energy Production Establishment, "B" choice of site.
[AB16/119]
1946-1948
Finance and administration: Telecommunications Research Establishment development of electronic equipment.
[AB16/120]
1946-1947
Finance and administration: Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell, financial matters.
[AB16/121]
1946-1948
Finance and administration: monthly return of expenditure including on wages, of industrial employees Harwell.
[AB16/122]
1946
Finance and administration: import programmes.
[AB16/123]
1946-1948
Finance and administration: Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell; case for Building Executive.
[AB16/124]
1946-1947
Finance and administration: review of estimates.
[AB16/125]
1946-1947
Finance and administration: priority of Department of Atomic Energy.
[AB16/126]
1946-1947
Finance and administration: British Chemical Plant Manufacturers' Association.
[AB16/127]
1946-1948
Finance and administration: graphite, Harwell.
[AB16/128]
1946-1947
Finance and administration: appropriation account.
[AB16/129]
1946-1948
Finance and administration: work services; estimates for Building Executive.
[AB16/130]
1946-1949
Extra-mural research and development contract: Oxford University.
[AB16/131]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: Cambridge University.
[AB16/132]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: Liverpool University.
[AB16/133]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: Manchester University.
[AB16/134]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.
[AB16/135]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.
[AB16/136]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: interchange of equipment and stores between Canada and UK.
[AB16/137]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: interchange of equipment and stores between Canada and UK.
[AB16/138]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: building project at Oxford University.
[AB16/139]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell, effluent.
[AB16/140]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: Radiochemical Centre.
[AB16/141]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: work on behalf of Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Royal Ordnance Factories.
[AB16/142]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: Risley HQ accounting procedure.
[AB16/143]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: Risley, building work.
[AB16/144]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: Risley and Harwell; monthly returns of non-industrial civilian staff.
[AB16/145]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: supply of graphite for production pile.
[AB16/146]
1946-1948
Extra-mural research and development contract: Risley; general questions.
[AB16/147]
1946-1950
Extra-mural research and development contract: provision of electronic equipment.
[AB16/148]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: transformers supplies, Liverpool.
[AB16/149]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: voltmeters supplies, Cambridge University.
[AB16/150]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: Cyclotrons general, drawings and information.
[AB16/151]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: Cyclotrons general, Cambridge University.
[AB16/152]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: Cyclotrons general, supply of equipment.
[AB16/153]
1946-1952
Extra-mural research and development contract: mass spectrometers.
[AB16/154]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: mass spectrometers, supplies general.
[AB16/155]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: spectrographic sources.
[AB16/156]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: aluminium tubing supplies.
[AB16/157]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: thorium; mesothorium captured from Tirebach, Australia.
[AB16/158]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: thorium; proposed new factory for large scale manufacture.
[AB16/159]
1946
Extra-mural research and development contract: calcium fluoride, fluorspar supplies.
[AB16/160]
1946-1947
Extra-mural research and development contract: calcium: finance.
[AB16/161]
1946
Hydrofluoric acid.
[AB16/162]
1946-1948
Hydrofluoric acid: finance, importation of alydrons.
[AB16/163]
1946-1948
Hydrofluoric acid: Tulso plant.
[AB16/164]
1946
Hydrofluoric acid: building licence for National Smelting Company, Avonmouth.
[AB16/165]
1946-1947
Hydrofluoric acid: customs duty.
[AB16/166]
1946-1949
Radiochemical Centre: division of responsibility between Atomic Energy Research Establishment and Radiochemical Centre.
[AB16/167]
1946-1947
Radium: Radiochemical Centre housing and building.
[AB16/168A]
1946-1949
Radium: Radiochemical Centre staff questions.
[AB16/168B]
1946-1947
Radium: Radiochemical Centre agency agreement for purchase of property of Thorium Ltd.
[AB16/169]
1946-1947
Radium: Radiochemical Centre orders and demands.
[AB16/170]
1946-1948
Radiochemical Centre: heavy water, supply by custodian of enemy property to Imperial Chemical Industries.
[AB16/171]
1946-1947
Radiochemical Centre: hydrogen peroxide, supplies for atomic use.
[AB16/172]
1946-1950
Radiochemical Centre: isotopes, radioactive and stable, North American policy (dollar authority).
[AB16/173]
1946-1954
Radiochemical Centre: isotopes, radioactive and stable, North American policy (dollar authority).
[AB16/174]
1946
Radiochemical Centre: isotopes, radioactive and stable, North American policy (dollar authority).
[AB16/175]
1946-1947
Radiochemical Centre: boron, general.
[AB16/176]
1946-1949
Finance: miscellaneous payments.
[AB16/177]
1946-1952
Finance: departmental expenses.
[AB16/178]
1946-1949
Finance: extra-mural research contracts; quarterly reports.
[AB16/179]
1946-1948
Finance: Murex Ltd; extra-mural research and development contract, extraction of beryllium.
[AB16/180]
1946-1948
Finance: Murex Ltd: extra-mural research and development contract, extraction of beryllium.
[AB16/181]
1946
Finance: extra-mural research including universities; firms: British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association.
[AB16/182]
1946-1949
Finance: accelerating tube for Van de Graaff generator.
[AB16/183]
1946-1950
Finance: Washington Chemical Company; research contract.
[AB16/184]
1946-1950
Finance: CA Parson Ltd; development contract.
[AB16/185]
1946-1951
Finance: extra-mural research, government laboratories.
[AB16/186]
1946-1954
Finance: equipment required by Department of Scientific Industrial Research for nuclear physics at university, general.
[AB16/187]
1944-1946
Santa Fé.
[AB16/188]
1946
Publications: Penguin Ltd articles.
[AB16/189]
1946-1947
Baird Spectrograph.
[AB16/190]
1946-1947
Radio Corporation of America photocells.
[AB16/191]
1946
Sea water corrosion of aluminium.
[AB16/192]
1946-1947
Cyclotron at Atomic Energy Research Establishment.
[AB16/193]
1946-1954
Domestic legislation on atomic energy in USA, volume two.
[AB16/194]
1946
Manufacture of fluorine etc by Imperial Chemical Industries.
[AB16/195]
1946-1954
Control of building work.
[AB16/196]
1946-1949
Heavy water supplies.
[AB16/197]
1946
Graphite group; reports, vol 3 of 4.
[AB16/198]
1946-1947
Raw materials: thorium.
[AB16/199]
1946
Work services; estimates.
[AB16/200]
1946-1947
MDI Establishment, Whitchurch.
[AB16/201]
1946-1947
Atomic Energy Bill.
[AB16/202]
1946
Comparison of UK Bill and USA Atomic Energy Act, 1946.
[AB16/203]
1946
Notebook of S G Cohen, Cavendish Laboratory.
[AB16/204]
1944-1945
Notebook of D West, Cavendish Laboratory.
[AB16/205]
1944-1945
Notebook of D West, Cavendish Laboratory.
[AB16/206]
1944-1945
Notebook of D West, Cavendish Laboratory.
[AB16/207]
1945
Notebook of D West and Dr Pontecorvo, Cavendish Laboratory.
[AB16/208]
1945
Papers and drafts, D West.
[AB16/209]
1945
Miscellaneous papers.
[AB16/210]
1946-1947
Air plant for Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell.
[AB16/211]
1946-1947
Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell: miscellaneous papers W G Marley.
[AB16/212]
1946-1951
Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell: complement of drawing office grades.
[AB16/213]
1946-1951
Atomic Energy Research Establishment: organisation and complement of Buildings and Equipment Procurement Section and its London office.
[AB16/214]
1946
Project Health Committee; minutes.
[AB16/215A]
1946
Directorate of Tube Alloys: Chalk River, general
[AB16/215B]
1945-1946
Tube Alloy organisation: transfer of tube alloys to Ministry of Supply.
[AB16/216]
1946-1947
Directorate of Atomic Energy Analytical Panel.
[AB16/217]
1942-1946
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd contract; accounts rendered.
[AB16/218]
1944-1946
Arrangements in USA for staff.
[AB16/219]
1946-1954
Capital authorisation: Tube Alloy project.
[AB16/220]
1946-1947
Hours of work at Springfield.
[AB16/221]
1946-1950
Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell: clerical complement.
[AB16/222]
1946-1952
Atomic Energy Research Establishment complement of non-industrial staff other than clerical, draughtsmen or technicians.
[AB16/223]
1946-1948
Co-operation with Australia: policy. See also AB16/1034 and 1035.
[AB16/224]
1948
Retained - no description.
[AB16/225]
1951-1953
Atomic energy programme: possible effect of reduction in national expenditure.
[AB16/226]
1947-1951
Anglo-Belgian co-operation: policy.
[AB16/227]
Retained - no description.
[AB16/228]
1947-1953
Anglo-Norwegan co-operation: policy.
[AB16/229]
Retained - no description.
[AB16/230]
1948
Visits to USA chemical and medical missions.
[AB16/231]
Retained - no description.
[AB16/232]
1946
Publicity and censorship: general.
[AB16/233]
1948
Publicity and censorship: Defence Research Policy Committee annual review.
[AB16/234]
1953-1956
Work on atomic energy in Russia.
[AB16/235]
Retained - no description.
[AB16/236]
1946-1948
Union Mines Development Corporation: accounts.
[AB16/237]
1948-1951
Atomic energy: strategic aspects paper for Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science.
[AB16/238]
1949-1952
Capenhurst isotope plant: electricity supply.
[AB16/239]
1952-1953
Capenhurst electricity supply.
[AB16/240]
1947-1948
British progress reports: British Experimental Pile BEPO.
[AB16/241]
1948-1953
British progress reports: British Experimental Pile BEPO progress meetings on works services at Fort Halstead.