42 U.S.C. § 2011 : US Code - Section 2011: Congressional declaration of policy

Search 42 U.S.C. § 2011 : US Code - Section 2011: Congressional declaration of policy

Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as
military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the
United States that -
(a) the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be
directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general
welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of
making the maximum contribution to the common defense and
security; and
(b) the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be
directed so as to promote world peace, improve the general
welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free
competition in private enterprise.