History

Discover how the archives were established and explore some key developments in the history of the civil nuclear industry

The NDA Archive is the publicly-accessible corporate memory of the UK civil nuclear industry. The images used here are taken from the Nucleus archive. Certain information will be needed by future generations, and Nucleus is a combined physical and electronic archive for these records.

1930s

The 1930s was the age of atomic discovery.

1940s

The 1946 UK Atomic Energy Act and the beginning of the nuclear industry.

1950s

The world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station.

1960s

Pioneering research and development activities to make numerous reactor technologies work.

1970s

A significant change for the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

1980s

A decade for trading and exploiting technology.

1990s

The UK Atomic Energy Authority concentrated on decommissioning and environmental restoration at many of its sites.

2000s

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) was formed.

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