AEC

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defunct organization federal agency of the United States government agency

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct organization → federal agency of the United States → government agency →
abbreviation	AEC →
activityPeriod	mid-20th century →
controversy	conflict between promotion and regulation of nuclear power → 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 → nuclear weapons → radiation regulation →
fullName	United States Atomic Energy Commission →
governed	civilian use of special nuclear material → licensing of nuclear reactors in the United States →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1946 →
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Atomic Energy Act of 1946 → 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 → Glenn T. Seaborg → Lewis L. Strauss →
operationalFrom	1947 →
oversaw	United States nuclear weapons program → civilian nuclear power development in the United States → nuclear reactor research and development → nuclear weapons testing programs → uranium enrichment facilities →
precededBy	Manhattan Engineer District →
primaryResponsibility	development of nuclear energy → management of nuclear weapons development → regulation of civilian use of nuclear materials →
replacedBy	Energy Research and Development Administration → Nuclear Regulatory Commission →
reportedTo	United States Congress →
roleInHistory	central role in early nuclear power industry → central role in expansion of U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal →
startDate	August 1, 1946 →
successorAgencyFunction	Energy Research and Development Administration handled energy R&D functions later absorbed into Department of Energy → Nuclear Regulatory Commission handles safety regulation of civilian nuclear facilities →
supervisedBy	President of the United States →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AEC →	abbreviation
United States Atomic Energy Commission →	shortName