Progress in Nuclear Physics
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Abstract
CONFERENCE AT HARWELLA CONFERENCE on nuclear physics was held at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Ministry of Supply) during September 18–19. Opening the first session, the director of the Establishment, Dr. J. D. Cockcroft said that he was glad to welcome so many distinguished guests to the first nuclear physics conference at Harwell. The conference celebrated both the start up of the first British pile, and the restarting of nuclear physics research in Britain after the War. One object of the Establishment is to provide research facilities which cannot be provided in the universities, and it is hoped that it will soon be possible for visitors from universities to work at Harwell. Another object is the provision of radioactive and enriched stable isotopes for use in research. Harwell has also taken the initiative in the development of electronic equipment for nuclear physics, and hopes to be able increasingly to make this available to universities.