1950s Expanded to Meet the Needs of the World

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1950

AEC Publication Exchange Program began, broadening the coverage of NSA

1950

AEC Depository Library system established to make AEC report literature available to the U.S. Public

1951

TID coordinated distribution of technical training films on radioisotopes, the beginning of a large film distribution program

1952

Document miniaturization (microcard/microfiche) began as an approved archive method and an inexpensive way to deliver full-text scientific and technical information

1954

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-703) amended the AEC Act of 1946 and directed AEC to disseminate unclassified STI related to atomic energy; to promote progress and encourage public understanding; and empowered AEC to classify, for reasons of national security, restricted data and to control its dissemination

1954

Atoms for Peace program established for sharing of nuclear information for peaceful uses

1954

TID authorized to make shipments to approved international locations, and recipients asked to provide similar technical materials produced in their countries

1956

Creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world’s foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology

1957

Technical Progress Reviews debuted

1957

TID moved to current location from the Oak Ridge Operations Administration Building

1958

AEC highlighted the unique features of its technical information dissemination program at the 2nd United Nations Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva

1959

Photo mechanical method introduced for NSA indexes