United States Atomic Energy Commission
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The United States Atomic Energy Commission 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. Wikipedia
Founder: Harry S. Truman
Founded: August 1, 1946
Dissolved: 1975
Formed: 1946
Headquarters: Washington, D.C. (1947–1957); Germantown, Maryland (1958–1975)
Superseding agency: Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)