Atomic Energy Commission (established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and inherited most functions of the MED; succeeded in 1974 by ERDA and NRC)
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, predecessor of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Atomic Energy Commission; took over US nuclear weapons program from the Army on 31 December 1946. In October 1949 AEC recommended that the more powerful atomic bombs should be built rather than hydrogen bombs.
Available Energy Capacity. The amount of available energy on a transmission system.
Australian Education Centre
Australian Education Council.
Atomic Energy Commission, 1947-1974. Broken up in 1974 into the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). EDRA later became the Department of Energy.
Abbreviation for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. AEC was disbanded in 1974, and its functions were assumed by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ERDA later became part of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Atomic Energy Commission. Created in 1946 to develop and control military and civilian uses of atomic energy, this civilian agency had its functions transferred to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1975.