Atomic Energy Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Atomic_Energy_Commission

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:AEC
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy	gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:dissolved	1974
gptkbp:established	1946
gptkbp:firstChampion	gptkb:David_E._Lilienthal
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:notable_executive	gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg gptkb:Lewis_Strauss
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Project_Plowshare controversy over nuclear fallout declassification of nuclear information nuclear reactor safety research nuclear testing in Nevada nuclear waste management research promotion of civilian nuclear power
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Atoms_for_Peace_program gptkb:Manhattan_Project_(oversight_after_WWII)
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Argonne_National_Laboratory gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory gptkb:Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Energy_Research_and_Development_Administration gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:responsibleFor	civilian nuclear power nuclear energy development nuclear weapons research
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer	2