United States Atomic Energy Commission
Almost a year after
World War II ended, the
United States Congress established the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President
Harry S. Truman signed the
Atomic Energy Act (also known as the McMahon Act) on
August 1,
1946, transferring the control of atomic energy from
military to
civilian hands. This action reflected America's postwar optimism, with Congress declaring that atomic energy should be employed not only in the form of
nuclear weapons for the nation's defense, but also to promote world
peace, improve the public welfare and strengthen free competition in private enterprise. The signing was the culmination of long months of intensive debate among
politicians, military planners and atomic scientists over the fate of this new energy source. President Truman appointed
David Lilienthal as the first Chairman of the AEC.
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Commission de l'énergie atomique des États-Unis
La Commission de l'énergie atomique des États-Unis ( United States Atomic Energy Commission, abrégé en AEC) est un organisme fédéral
américain établi dans le but de promouvoir et de contrôler le développement pacifique des applications atomiques et nucléaires tant au niveau scientifique que technique. Environ un an après la fin de la
Seconde Guerre mondiale, le Président des États-Unis
Harry S. Truman, en accord avec le
Congrès des États-Unis, a signé le Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (aussi connu comme le McMahon Act) le 1 août 1946, lequel transférait le contrôle de l'
énergie atomique des militaires aux civils à partir du 1 janvier 1947.
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United States Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Energy Commission, AEC, var en
federal organisation i
USA. Organisationen inrättades
1946 för att finansiera, planera och kontrollera utvecklingen av
kärnvapen samt
kärnenergi för fredligt bruk. År 1974 upplöstes organisationen och ersattes av Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) och Nuclear Regularity Commission (NRC).
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United States Atomic Energy Commission
n.
USAEC, former United States government atomic research agency that was in charged and controlled the research of atomic energy and its peace time uses in the United States