Atomic Energy Act of 1946

E3998

United States federal statute nuclear energy law

The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 was a landmark U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and created the Atomic Energy Commission to oversee the development and regulation of nuclear technology after World War II.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → nuclear energy law →
amendedBy	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 →
appliesTo	nuclear research facilities in the United States → nuclear weapons production facilities in the United States → possession and use of fissionable materials in the United States →
authorized	federal control of all fissionable material production →
branchAffected	executive branch of the United States → legislative branch of the United States →
citation	60 Stat. 755 →
country	United States →
created	category of Restricted Data → framework for classification of nuclear information →
createdAgency	United States Atomic Energy Commission →
effectiveDate	1946-08-01 →
enactedBy	United States Congress →
established	United States Atomic Energy Commission → civilian control over atomic energy in the United States →
governedBy	principle of civilian control of atomic energy →
historicalContext	early Cold War → post–World War II nuclear policy →
influenced	United States nuclear nonproliferation policy → United States nuclear weapons policy →
introducedBy	Brien McMahon →
jurisdiction	federal →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
prohibited	private ownership of fissionable materials →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 79-585 →
purpose	to control the development and use of atomic energy for both military and civilian purposes → to ensure government monopoly over fissionable materials → to regulate nuclear research and production facilities →
relatedTo	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 → Manhattan Project → United States Atomic Energy Commission →
replaced	wartime military control of atomic energy in the United States →
restricted	dissemination of atomic energy information → sharing of nuclear information with foreign governments →
resultedIn	creation of a government monopoly on nuclear technology in the United States → transfer of atomic energy control from the U.S. military to civilian authorities →
shortName	McMahon Act →
signedBy	Harry S. Truman →
signingDate	1946-08-01 →
subjectMatter	fissionable materials → national security → nuclear energy → nuclear weapons →
supersededBy	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AEC → General Advisory Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission → United States Atomic Energy Commission →	legalBasis
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 →	amends
AEC →	createdBy
Truman administration domestic policy →	hasPart
Public Law 79-585 →	hasShortTitle
Public Law 79-585 →	hasTitle
79th United States Congress →	notableLegislation
Brien McMahon →	notableWork
McMahon Act →	officialName
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 →	revises
Brien McMahon →	sponsorOf