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AEC

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Atomic Energy Commission.


A.E.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

Insurance.
  1. additional extended coverage.


AEC British  

abbreviation

  1. Atomic Energy Commission

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Credo invented the AEC, a copper-based cable for AI servers that is more reliable and power-efficient.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

Australians overseas have been able to vote at most of the country's embassies, consulates and high commissions, the AEC said.

From Reuters Oct. 13, 2023

“We’ve certainly seen more threats against AEC than we’ve seen previously which I think, frankly, is a disgrace,” Rogers added.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2023

Those who go in knowing the outcomes of the AEC proceedings and Strauss’ Cabinet bid will see past the red herrings that Nolan occasionally strews across the path of history.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2023

Then came a widely reported lecture at Northwestern University by AEC commissioner Willard Libby, a former Berkeley chemistry professor.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, President Gerald Ford discussed the theft with James Connor, an aide who’d been an official at the A.E.C.

From The New Yorker Feb. 28, 2015

The A.E.C. assumed that the financial value of the fissile material would encourage companies to safeguard it carefully.

From The New Yorker Feb. 28, 2015

“The N.R.C. inherited the regulatory staff and adopted the rules and regulations of the A.E.C. intact.”

From New York Times May 8, 2011

Nonetheless, A.E.C. was determined to get to the bottom of the story for the sake of its workers' morale and its touchy recruitment problem.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Tell her that I'm asking the A.E.C. for an opinion, with carbon copies to the Defense Dept. and the F.B.I."

From Chain of Command by Stephen Arr

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