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| Long title | An Act to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, and for other purposes. |
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| Enacted by | the83rd United States Congress |
| Effective | August 30, 1954 |
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| Public law | 83-703 |
| Statutes at Large | 68 Stat. 919 |
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| Acts amended | Atomic Energy Act of 1946 |
| Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
| U.S.C. sections amended | 42 U.S.C. ch. 23 |
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TheAtomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2011–2021, 2022-2286i, 2296a-2297h-13, is aUnited States federal law that covers for the development, regulation, and disposal of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
It was an amendment to theAtomic Energy Act of 1946 and substantially refined certain aspects of the law, including increased support for the possibility of a civilian nuclear industry. Notably, it made it possible for the government to allow private companies to gain technical information (Restricted Data) about nuclear energy production and the production of fissile materials, allowing for greater exchange of information with foreign nations as part of PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower'sAtoms for Peace program, and reversed certain provisions in the 1946 law which had made it impossible to patent processes for generating nuclear energy or fissile materials.
The H.R. 9757 legislation was passed by the 83rd U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by PresidentDwight Eisenhower on August 30, 1954.[1][2]
TheNuclear Regulatory Commission described the Atomic Energy Act as, "the fundamental U.S. law on both thecivilian and themilitary uses ofnuclear materials."[3]
