[diogenes ghost]

"DOE oversees the procurement of nuclear material for our nukes. They're kinda important."

Exactly so.

WWII nukes, power plants, SS Savannah, USS Nautilus, USS Enterprise and rest of nuclear Navy simply could not have existed prior to the formation of DOE in '77.

[NorthMountain]

Before ‘77, it was called the Atomic Energy Commission. Before that, it was called the Manhattan Engineering District.

[Texas Fossil]

“WWII nukes”

There are none.