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 ABCC Building at a hilltop of Hijiyama, Hiroshima (circa 1954) | |
| Abbreviation | ABCC |
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| Successor | Radiation Effects Research Foundation |
| Formation | November 26, 1946 |
| Founder | Lewis Weed |
| Dissolved | April 1, 1975 |
The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) (Japanese:原爆傷害調査委員会, Genbakushōgaichōsaiinkai) was a commission established in 1946 in accordance with a presidential directive from Harry S. Truman to the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council to conduct investigations of the late effects of radiation among the atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[1] As it was erected purely for scientific research and study, not as a provider of medical care and also because it was heavily supported by the United States, the ABCC was generally mistrusted by most survivors and Japanese alike. It operated for nearly thirty years before its dissolution in 1975.
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