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 US
Atomic Energy Commission
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The US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
was the predecessor of the US
Department of Energy. The AEC was an independent,
civilian agency of the federal government with statutory
responsibility for atomic energy matters. A body of five
persons appointed by the US President directed the agency.
(From Nuclear Terms. A Glossary, Office of Information
Services, US AEC, 1974. Library of Congress Catalog Card
Number 67-60141.) |
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