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This act established the Atomic Energy Commission, a civilian-run government agency that was solely responsible for nuclear research and development. It was signed on August 1, 1946 and went into effect on January 1, 1947.
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (McMahon Act, P.L. 585)
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