1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, acknowledging the United States no longer holds a monopoly on nuclear power, signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. The act is best known for ushering in a ...

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 turns 60 in 2014. It has not aged well. It’s time to update and amend it with a single sentence: “Nothing herein shall prevent a state from permanently ...

The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 established the Atomic Energy Commission, ... 1954 and lasted for four weeks. In all 39 witnesses testified, not including Oppenheimer himself.

This added layer of federal scrutiny could end up slowing down reactor approvals and make the NRC less efficient. It could also run contrary to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which established the ...

Designed as an amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the bill has a laudable goal. But, despite some positive aspects, the overall effects of H.R. 1280 would be counterproductive.

But Aftergood and other experts said that the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954 - under which the Department of Energy oversees the U.S. nuclear arsenal - defines a process for declassifying nuclear ...

Aug. 1 marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. Here's a quiz all about the atomic age to test your knowledge. ... A. 1954. B. 1959. C. 1964.

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, lost his security clearance "through a flawed process that violated the Commission's own regulations," according to the Department of Energy.