Atomic Energy Act of 1954
- Atomic Energy Act of 1954
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is a United States federal law that is, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "the fundamental U.S. law on both the civilian and the military uses of nuclear materials." [NRC, [http://www.nrc.gov/who-we-are/governing-laws.html#aea-1954 "NRC: Our Governing Legislation: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended in NUREG-0980"] , accessed April 7, 2006] . It covers the laws for the "development and the regulation of the uses of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States." ]It was an amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and substantially refined certain aspects of the law, including increased support for the possibility of a civilian nuclear industry.
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* [http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0980/ml022200075-vol1.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks&page=14 The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as a PDF file]
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