US Atomic Energy Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_Atomic_Energy_Commission
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AEC
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1974
reorganization of US nuclear agencies
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:firstChampion gptkb:David_E._Lilienthal
gptkbp:formed 1946
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Germantown,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkb:James_R._Schlesinger
gptkb:Lewis_Strauss
gptkbp:oversees civilian nuclear power
nuclear reactor development
nuclear test
national laboratories
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:responsible_for nuclear energy regulation
nuclear weapons development
promotion of peaceful uses of atomic energy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Energy_Research_and_Development_Administration
gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:website https://www.energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/atomic-energy-commission-aec
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vela_satellite_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7