Atomic Energy Act of 1946The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (McMahon Act) determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and Canada. Most significantly, the Act ruled that nuclear weapon development and nuclear power management would be under civilian, rather than military control, and established the United States Atomic Energy Commission for this purpose.Nuclear materialNuclear material refers to the elements uranium, plutonium, and thorium, in any form, according to the IAEA. This is differentiated further into "source material", consisting of natural and depleted uranium, and "special fissionable material", consisting of enriched uranium (U-235), uranium-233, and plutonium-239. Uranium ore concentrates are considered to be a "source material", although these are not subject to safeguards under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionThe United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy. Established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the NRC began operations on January 19, 1975, as one of two successor agencies to the United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Restricted DataRestricted Data (RD) is a category of classified information in the United States that is defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as: all data concerning (1) design, manufacture, or utilization of atomic weapons; (2) the production of special nuclear material; or (3) the use of special nuclear material in the production of energy, but shall not include data declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category pursuant to section 142 [of the Act].
Dwight D. EisenhowerWorld War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961Early lifeMilitary careerWorld War IISupreme Allied Commander in EuropeD-DayOperation OverlordSurrender of GermanyVE-DayCrusade in Europe34th President of the United StatesPresidencyTimelineTransitionInaugurations firstsecondFirst TermKorean WarAtoms for PeaceCold WarNew LookDomino theoryInterstate Highway SystemSecond TermEisenhower DoctrineSputnik crisisMissile gapNDEANASADARPACivil Rights Act of 1957Little Rock NineAdmission of states AlaskaHawaiiU-2 incidentFarewell AddressKennedy transitionPresidential campaigns1952PrimariesDraft movementVP candidate selectionConventionLogisticsTV broadcastsElection1956PrimariesConventionElectionPost-PresidencyLegacyPresidential library and museumTributes and memorialstDwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961.
Atoms for Peace"Atoms for Peace" was the title of a speech delivered by U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower to the UN General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953. I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new—one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use.
Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955 authorized financial transactions for information pertaining to the unlawful acquisition, importation, or manufacture of special nuclear material into the United States. The United States federal statute specifies financial reward payments of fifty thousand dollars be approved by the United States President with an inclusion not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars.Energy Reorganization Act of 1974The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–438, 88 Stat. 1233, enacted October 11, 1974, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 5801) is a United States federal law that established the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a single agency, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, had responsibility for the development and production of nuclear weapons and for both the development and the safety regulation of the civilian uses of nuclear materials.
Presidency of Dwight D. EisenhowerEarly lifeMilitary careerWorld War IISupreme Allied Commander in EuropeD-DayOperation OverlordSurrender of GermanyVE-DayCrusade in Europe34th President of the United StatesPresidencyTimelineTransitionInaugurations firstsecondFirst TermKorean WarAtoms for PeaceCold WarNew LookDomino theoryInterstate Highway SystemSecond TermEisenhower DoctrineSputnik crisisMissile gapNDEANASADARPACivil Rights Act of 1957Little Rock NineAdmission of states AlaskaHawaiiU-2 incidentFarewell AddressKennedy transitionPresidential campaigns1952PrimariesDraft movementVP candidate selectionConventionLogisticsTV broadcastsElection1956PrimariesConventionElectionPost-PresidencyLegacyPresidential library and museumTributes and memorialsDwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1953, and ended on January 20, 1961.
CivilianUkrainian children in a shelter in Kropyvnytskyi, 1 March 2022, during the Russian invasion of UkraineIn contemporary international humanitarian law or law of war, civilians are people who are not members of any armed force to the conflict. It is a war crime under the law of armed conflict to deliberately target civilians in military attacks, along with numerous other considerations to minimize civilian casualties during times of war.
Law of the United StatesConstitution of the United StatesThe United States Congress, the federal bicameral legislature, enacts federal statutes in accordance with the Constitution.The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial authority in interpreting federal law, including the federal Constitution, federal statutes, and federal regulations.The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the supreme law is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as various civil liberties.
MilitaryOrganized force intended for warfareNATO military ceremony in Pabradė, Lithuania, November 2014A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.