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The '''Atomic Energy Act of 1954''', 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011–2021, 2022-2286i, 2296a-2297h-13, is a [[United States federal law]] that covers for the development, regulation, and disposal of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States. | The '''Atomic Energy Act of 1954''', 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011–2021, 2022-2286i, 2296a-2297h-13, is a [[United States federal law]] that covers for the development, regulation, and disposal of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States. | ||
It was an amendment to the [[Atomic Energy Act of 1946]] and substantially refined certain aspects of the law, including increased support for the possibility of a civilian nuclear industry. Notably, it made it possible for the government to allow private companies to gain technical information ([[Restricted Data]]) about nuclear energy production and the production of fissile materials, allowing for greater exchange of information with foreign nations as part of President | It was an amendment to the [[Atomic Energy Act of 1946]] and substantially refined certain aspects of the law, including increased support for the possibility of a civilian nuclear industry. Notably, it made it possible for the government to allow private companies to gain technical information ([[Restricted Data]]) about nuclear energy production and the production of fissile materials, allowing for greater exchange of information with foreign nations as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's [[Atoms for Peace]] program, and reversed certain provisions in the 1946 law which had made it impossible to patent processes for generating nuclear energy or fissile materials. | ||
The H.R. 9757 legislation was passed by the 83rd U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by President [[Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight Eisenhower]] on August 30, 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/4728402.1954.001.umich.edu/page/776/ |title=Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Statement by the President Upon Signing the Atomic Energy Act of 1954" August 30, 1954 |date=August 30, 1954 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=U.S. National Archives and Records |pages=776–777}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/83rd-congress/house-bill/9757 |title=H.R. 9757 - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 |series=P.L. 83-703 ~ 68 Stat. 919 |date=30 August 1954 |publisher=Congress.gov}}</ref> | The H.R. 9757 legislation was passed by the 83rd U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by President [[Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight Eisenhower]] on August 30, 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/4728402.1954.001.umich.edu/page/776/ |title=Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Statement by the President Upon Signing the Atomic Energy Act of 1954" August 30, 1954 |date=August 30, 1954 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=U.S. National Archives and Records |pages=776–777}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/83rd-congress/house-bill/9757 |title=H.R. 9757 - Atomic Energy Act of 1954 |series=P.L. 83-703 ~ 68 Stat. 919 |date=30 August 1954 |publisher=Congress.gov}}</ref> | ||