Atomic Energy Act of 1954

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United States federal statute nuclear energy law

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is a landmark U.S. law that established the framework for civilian and military uses of nuclear energy, including regulation, licensing, and promotion of nuclear power and technology.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Atomic Energy Act	1
United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954	1
United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as amended)	1
United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ nuclear energy law ⓘ
allows	private ownership of nuclear reactors under license ⓘ private participation in nuclear power development ⓘ
amends	Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ⓘ
authorizes	licensing of commercial nuclear power plants ⓘ licensing of research and test reactors ⓘ possession and use of byproduct material ⓘ possession and use of source material ⓘ possession and use of special nuclear material ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains	provisions on enforcement and penalties for violations ⓘ provisions on nuclear material control and accounting ⓘ provisions on restricted data and classified nuclear information ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createsLegalBasisFor	Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing authority ⓘ federal preemption over nuclear safety regulation ⓘ
dateSigned	1954-08-30 ⓘ
effectiveDate	1954-08-30 ⓘ
enactedBy	83rd United States Congress ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor	civilian nuclear power in the United States ⓘ military applications of nuclear energy in the United States ⓘ
governs	export and import of nuclear materials and equipment ⓘ licensing of nuclear fuel cycle facilities ⓘ licensing of nuclear materials ⓘ licensing of nuclear reactors ⓘ radiation protection standards related to nuclear facilities ⓘ safeguards and security of nuclear materials ⓘ
influenced	Price–Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
laterAdministeredBy	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ surface form: Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Energy
longTitle	An Act to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, and for other purposes ⓘ
originallyAdministeredBy	United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
policyStatement	development and utilization of atomic energy to the maximum extent consistent with the common defense and security and with the health and safety of the public ⓘ encouragement of widespread participation in the development and utilization of atomic energy for peaceful purposes ⓘ
primaryCitation	42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq. ⓘ
purpose	to establish a framework for civilian and military uses of nuclear energy ⓘ to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ to protect common defense and security in relation to nuclear energy ⓘ to protect public health and safety in nuclear activities ⓘ to provide for licensing of nuclear facilities and materials ⓘ to regulate the development, use, and control of atomic energy ⓘ
region	United States of America ⓘ
relatedTo	Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ⓘ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 ⓘ
revises	Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ⓘ
shortTitle	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 self-link ⓘ
signedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
subjectMatter	nuclear power regulation ⓘ nuclear safety and security ⓘ nuclear technology control ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atomic Energy Act of 1946 → amendedBy → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Energy Policy Act of 2005 → amends → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 → amends → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant → governedBy → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (nuclear-related regulations) → legalAuthorityFrom → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

subject surface form: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations

AEC → legalBasis → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defence Purposes → legalBasis → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954

Mutual Defense Agreement (1958) → legalBasis → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended

US–UK MDA → legalBasis → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as amended)

Atomic Energy Act of 1946 → relatedTo → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → relatedTo → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

McMahon Act → relatedTo → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 → relatedTo → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Public Law 93-438 → relatedTo → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Public Law 79-585 → replacedBy → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 → shortTitle → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 self-link ⓘ

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC → statuteInterpreted → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atomic Energy Act

Atomic Energy Act of 1946 → supersededBy → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ

McMahon Act → supersededBy → Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ