Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Descriptive Information
Project and Contents Description
The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy existed from 1946-1977. The committee was created to "make continuing studies of the activities of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and of problems relating to the development, use, and control of atomic energy." Through hearings and other public informational activities, the committee played a significant role in encouraging peacetime uses of atomic energy. The committee dealt with such subjects as the budget authorization bills for the Atomic Energy Commission, international agreements regarding atomic energy stemming from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms-For-Peace" speech of December 1953, and various mutual defense agreements. Examples of other matters the Committee covered include: developments at the national energy labs; health impacts of nuclear energy; nuclear waste-management; etc. At this website, you can search the full text of over 144,000 pages of source materials from the hearings of the committee.
Geographic Coverage
United States
SuDocs Classification
Y 4.AT 7/2
Any non-U.S. Government Pubs
No
Publications Source
- Library's Federal depository collection
Administrative Information
Owner
Project Contact Name
Chuck Eckman
Institution Name
Stanford University
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Institution Type
Educational Institution
Address
SSRC 123A, Green Library, 94305-6067, USA
E-mail
Telephone
650-723-2982
Secondary Contact Name
Joan Loftus
Secondary Contact Email
Secondary Contact Phone
650-725-1030
Project Federally Funded:
N/A
Project Status
Ongoing
Digitization Conducted In-house
Yes
Searching for Project Partners
No
Visited
0
Technical Information
Meets Criteria for Preservation
I Don't Know
File Formats
TIFF, PDF
Metadata Scheme in Use
MARC
Metadata Encoded As
XML
Institution Has a Digitization Policy
No
Policy URL, if any
Restrictions on Access
No