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The '''United States Atomic Energy Commission''' ('''AEC''') was an agency of the United States government established after [[World War II]] by the [[U.S. Congress]] to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology.<ref name=Niehoff>{{cite journal|author=Niehoff, Richard|year= 1948|title=Organization and Administration of the United States Atomic Energy Commission|journal=[[Public Administration Review]]| volume =8 | issue = 2 |pages= 91–102|doi= 10.2307/972379|jstor= 972379}}</ref> President | The '''United States Atomic Energy Commission''' ('''AEC''') was an agency of the United States government established after [[World War II]] by the [[U.S. Congress]] to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology.<ref name=Niehoff>{{cite journal|author=Niehoff, Richard|year= 1948|title=Organization and Administration of the United States Atomic Energy Commission|journal=[[Public Administration Review]]| volume =8 | issue = 2 |pages= 91–102|doi= 10.2307/972379|jstor= 972379}}</ref> President Harry S. Truman signed the [[Atomic Energy Act of 1946|McMahon/Atomic Energy Act]] on August 1, 1946, transferring the control of atomic energy from military to civilian hands, effective on January 1, 1947.<ref>[[Atomic Energy Act of 1946]] ({{USStatute|79|585|60|755|1946|08|01}})</ref> This shift gave the members of the AEC complete control of the plants, laboratories, equipment, and personnel assembled during the war to produce the atomic bomb.<ref name=Hewlett>{{cite book|author1=Hewlett, Richard G. |author2=Oscar E. Anderson |name-list-style=amp |title= A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission|location= University Park|publisher= Pennsylvania State University Press|year= 1962}}</ref> | ||
An increasing number of critics during the 1960s charged that the AEC's regulations were insufficiently rigorous in several important areas, including [[radiation protection]] standards, [[nuclear reactor]] safety, plant siting, and environmental protection. | An increasing number of critics during the 1960s charged that the AEC's regulations were insufficiently rigorous in several important areas, including [[radiation protection]] standards, [[nuclear reactor]] safety, plant siting, and environmental protection. | ||
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| [[David E. Lilienthal]] | | [[David E. Lilienthal]] | ||
| 1946–1950 | | 1946–1950 | ||
| | | Harry S. Truman | ||
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| [[Gordon Dean (lawyer)|Gordon Dean]] | | [[Gordon Dean (lawyer)|Gordon Dean]] | ||
| 1950–1953 | | 1950–1953 | ||
| | | Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Atomic Energy Act of 1946 signing.jpg|President | File:Atomic Energy Act of 1946 signing.jpg|President Harry S. Truman signs the [[Atomic Energy Act of 1946]] | ||
File:David E Lilienthal c1947.jpg|[[David E. Lilienthal]], who chaired the AEC from its creation until 1950 | File:David E Lilienthal c1947.jpg|[[David E. Lilienthal]], who chaired the AEC from its creation until 1950 | ||
File:Gordon Evans Dean.jpg|[[Gordon Dean (lawyer)|Gordon Dean]], who chaired the AEC from 1950 to 1953 | File:Gordon Evans Dean.jpg|[[Gordon Dean (lawyer)|Gordon Dean]], who chaired the AEC from 1950 to 1953 | ||