Atomic Energy Commission: Meaning and Definition of

Atom'ic En'ergy Commis"sion

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  1. a former federal agency (1946–75) created to regulate the development of the U.S. atomic energy program: functions transferred to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Abbr.: AEC
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