Talk:United States Atomic Energy Commission
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Energy, which collaborates on articles related to energy. | |
| ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the assessment scale. [FAQ] | |
| ??? | This article has not yet received an importance rating within energy. | |
|
Please rate this article, and then leave comments here to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article. |
||
 |
This article is within the scope of the United States WikiProject. This project provides a central approach to United States-related subjects on Wikipedia. Please participate by editing the article, and help us assess and improve articles to good and 1.0 standards. | |
| ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the Project's quality scale. Please rate the article and then leave a short summary here to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article. | |
The United States' Atomic Energy Act of 1946 was responsible for creating the Atomic Energy Commission.
The Atomic Energy Commission was specifically established to maintain civilian government control over the field of atomic research and development. During the early Cold War Years, the Commission focused on designing and producing nuclear weapons and developing nuclear reactors for naval propulsion. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ended exclusive government use of the atom and began the growth of the commercial nuclear power industry, giving the Atomic Energy Commission authority to regulate the new industry.
In response to changing needs in the mid 1970's, the Atomic Energy Commission was abolished and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 created two new agencies: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to regulate the nuclear power industry and the Energy Research and Development Administration to manage the nuclear weapon, naval reactor, and energy development programs.
[edit] May-Johnson Bill
Probably the May-Johnson bill or May-Johnson Bill, precursor to the McMahon Act, deserves attention in this article. Our Andrew J. May and Edwin C. Johnson bios don't mention it either. History Detectives did a segment on the opposition to the M-J B, in the new episode aired this week. "I'm curious whether those who created the document in the segment were closely connected with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists", as they'd say on the show.
--Jerzy•t 02:34, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
