ðɪ ˈækt wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt təbi mˈoːɹ ɪfˈɛktɪv ænd ɛksplˈɪsɪt lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən ðɐn ðə wˈʌn ɪt ɹᵻplˈeɪst, ðɪ ɐtˈɑːmɪk ˈɛnɚdʒi kəntɹˈoʊl ˈækt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
The Act was developed to be more effective and explicit legislation than the one it replaced, the Atomic Energy Control Act of 1946.