ABSTRACT
Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, most of the previous witnesses before the special committee have discussed the scientific and technical aspects of the development and control of atomic energy. Insofar as any consensus existed at all, most spokesmen seemed to agree that the military and international significance of atomic energy mandated some kind of what informed observers called "government control." The traditional committee system was likely to be cumbersome, especially considering the military and international importance of atomic energy and the enormous volume of administrative work the atom was likely to generate. The joint committee shall make continuing studies of the Atomic Energy Commission and of the problems relating to the development, use, and control of atomic energy. The Act thereby created a unique, unrestrained, and fertile developmental environment for the nuclear energy projects. Nuclear energy had arrived, and with it, so had a new era in the relationships between science, technology, and society.
