Atomic Energy Commission (U.S.)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:archived_by gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
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_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atomic Energy Commission (U.S.)
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkb:James_R._Schlesinger
gptkb:Lewis_Strauss
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Atoms_for_Peace_program
gptkb:Oppenheimer_security_hearing
gptkb:Project_Plowshare
gptkb:Castle_Bravo_nuclear_test
Nuclear fallout studies
Nuclear power plant licensing
Three Mile Island pre-incident regulation
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Argonne_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Hanford_Site
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Savannah_River_Site
nuclear reactor development
nuclear testing
nuclear safety regulation
Manhattan Project legacy
nuclear research laboratories
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Energy_Research_and_Development_Administration
gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:responsible_for civilian nuclear power
nuclear energy policy
nuclear weapons development
radioactive waste management
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atoms_for_Peace_and_War,_1953-1961:_Eisenhower_and_the_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6