Timeline
1963 - 1974
August 1963 The United States and Soviet Union sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits underwater, atmospheric, and outer space nuclear tests
1966-1967 The large number of utility orders for nuclear power reactors makes nuclear power a commercial reality in the United States
July 1968 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) calling for halting the spread of nuclear weapons capabilities is signed. More than 130 countries have now ratified it
March 1974 The Atomic Energy Commission establishes the Formerly Utilised Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to identify former Manhattan Project and AEC sites that are privately owned but need remedial action
*Source: US dept. of energy office of environmental management & nuclearfiles.org |