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Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (as amended in 1949)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Atomic_Energy_Act_of_1946_(as_amended_in_1949)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:McMahon_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy
1949
1949 amendment allowed limited sharing of information with allies
gptkbp:citation
Public Law 79-585
gptkbp:class
nuclear information as "Restricted Data"
gptkbp:dateEnacted
August 1, 1946
gptkbp:effect
transferred nuclear weapons control to civilian authority
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established
gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (as amended in 1949)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:prohibits
sharing of nuclear information with foreign nations
civilian access to nuclear technology
gptkbp:purpose
regulate development and control of atomic energy
gptkbp:repealedBy
gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Act_of_1954
gptkbp:replacedBy
Manhattan Project military control
gptkbp:signedBy
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:subject
atomic energy
nuclear power
nuclear weapons
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Public_Law_81-171
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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