AEC
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AEC was the common abbreviation for the United States Atomic Energy Commission, the federal agency that oversaw nuclear energy development and regulation in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AEC canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T63564 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AEC Context triple: [United States Atomic Energy Commission, shortName, AEC]
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ECA
The Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) was the U.S. government agency responsible for administering the Marshall Plan to aid European economic recovery after World War II.
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B.
TEC
TEC is the commonly used acronym for the Episcopal Church, a mainline Anglican Christian denomination based in the United States.
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C.
AAL
AAL is the ICAO airline designator used in aviation to identify American Airlines in flight operations and air traffic control.
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D.
ARC
ARC is the commonly used acronym for the Augmentation Research Center, a pioneering research group known for its early work on interactive computing and human–computer interaction.
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E.
ABC
ABC is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of national programming, including sports championships, news, and entertainment shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AEC Target entity description: AEC was the common abbreviation for the United States Atomic Energy Commission, the federal agency that oversaw nuclear energy development and regulation in the mid-20th century.
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A.
ECA
The Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) was the U.S. government agency responsible for administering the Marshall Plan to aid European economic recovery after World War II.
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B.
TEC
TEC is the commonly used acronym for the Episcopal Church, a mainline Anglican Christian denomination based in the United States.
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C.
AAL
AAL is the ICAO airline designator used in aviation to identify American Airlines in flight operations and air traffic control.
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D.
ARC
ARC is the commonly used acronym for the Augmentation Research Center, a pioneering research group known for its early work on interactive computing and human–computer interaction.
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E.
ABC
ABC is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of national programming, including sports championships, news, and entertainment shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct organization
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federal agency of the United States ⓘ government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AEC self-link ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| controversy |
conflict between promotion and regulation of nuclear power
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safety and environmental impacts of nuclear testing ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | January 19, 1975 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1974 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| field |
nuclear energy
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nuclear weapons ⓘ radiation regulation ⓘ |
| fullName | United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ |
| governed |
civilian use of special nuclear material
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licensing of nuclear reactors in the United States ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
Federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis |
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
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Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mandate | to control and develop atomic energy for peaceful and military purposes ⓘ |
| notableChair |
David E. Lilienthal
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Glenn T. Seaborg ⓘ Lewis L. Strauss ⓘ |
| operationalFrom | 1947 ⓘ |
| oversaw |
United States nuclear weapons program
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civilian nuclear power development in the United States ⓘ nuclear reactor research and development ⓘ nuclear weapons testing programs ⓘ uranium enrichment facilities ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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surface form:
Manhattan Engineer District
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| primaryResponsibility |
development of nuclear energy
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management of nuclear weapons development ⓘ regulation of civilian use of nuclear materials ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Energy Research and Development Administration
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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| reportedTo | United States Congress ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
central role in early nuclear power industry
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central role in expansion of U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal ⓘ |
| startDate | August 1, 1946 ⓘ |
| successorAgencyFunction |
Energy Research and Development Administration
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surface form:
Energy Research and Development Administration handled energy R&D functions later absorbed into Department of Energy
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission handles safety regulation of civilian nuclear facilities
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| supervisedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AEC Description of subject: AEC was the common abbreviation for the United States Atomic Energy Commission, the federal agency that oversaw nuclear energy development and regulation in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.