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United States Atomic Energy Commission
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https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
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gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:AEC
gptkbp:archiveType
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:headquarters
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
United States Atomic Energy Commission
gptkbp:jurisdiction
gptkb:Federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Atoms_for_Peace_program
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Oppenheimer_security_hearing
gptkb:Project_Plowshare
Manhattan Project oversight (postwar)
controversy over nuclear fallout
nuclear reactor development
nuclear testing in Nevada
nuclear testing in the Pacific
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkb:James_R._Schlesinger
gptkb:Lewis_Strauss
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Manhattan_Engineer_District
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:United_States_Energy_Research_and_Development_Administration
gptkb:United_States_Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:responsibleFor
nuclear energy regulation
nuclear weapons development
promotion of peaceful uses of atomic energy
gptkbp:website
https://www.energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/atomic-energy-commission-aec
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:H._D._Smyth
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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