U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Atomic_Energy_Commission
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:archivedAt gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1974
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:firstChampion gptkb:David_E._Lilienthal
gptkbp:formed 1946
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Atoms_for_Peace_program
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Project_Plowshare
Manhattan Project oversight (postwar)
nuclear reactor development
nuclear testing regulation
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkb:James_R._Schlesinger
gptkb:Lewis_Strauss
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Manhattan_Engineer_District
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Energy_Research_and_Development_Administration
gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:responsibleFor nuclear energy regulation
nuclear weapons development
promotion of peaceful uses of atomic energy
gptkbp:website https://www.energy.gov/legacy/us-atomic-energy-commission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:H._M._Chadwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3