Editing Atomic Weapons Establishment (section)

===Changes in ownership===
In 1954 AWRE was transferred to the newly created [[United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority]] (UKAEA). In 1971, under the provisions of the [[Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971]], the production activities of UKAEA were transferred to the newly created [[British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.]] (BNFL).

In 1973 AWRE was transferred to the [[MoD Procurement Executive|Procurement Executive]] of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]], see  [[Atomic Energy Authority (Weapons Group) Act 1973]]. Parts of AWRE's weapons production processes were carried out at two [[Royal Ordnance Factories]] (ROFs): ROF Burghfield and ROF Cardiff. In 1984 these two ROFs were separated from the other ROFs, which were then formed into a government-owned defence company, [[Royal Ordnance|Royal Ordnance plc]] and was [[privatization|privatised]] in 1987. ROF Burghfield and ROF Cardiff remained within the Procurement Executive and came under the control of AWRE.