Energy in transition 1985-2010

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5349897

Brooks, H; Ginzton, E L ^[1]

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1. eds.

The impetus for this study was an April 1, 1975 letter from Dr. Robert C. Seamans, then Administrator of ERDA to Dr. Philip Handler, Chairman, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, requesting that NRC undertake a detailed and objective analysis of the risks and benefits associated with alternative conventional and breeder reactors as sources of power. Eventually the governing body of the NRC indicated that it would prefer a comprehensive and objective study of the role of nuclear power in the context of alternative energy systems. These expanded terms of reference were acceptable to ERDA, so specified in the resultant contract, and administrative management within the NRC was assigned to the Assembly of Engineering. The CONAES Committee, co-chaired by Dr. Harvey Brooks of Harvard University and Edward L. Ginzton of Varian Associates was charged with a detailed analysis of all aspects of the nation's energy situation. The Committee of 14 members brought into being a set of 4 major panels supported by 22 resource groups and a number of consultants, thereby acquiring the knowledge and insights of about 300 additional individuals of highly diverse backgrounds. During September 1978 funds provided by ERDA and its successor, DOE, were exhausted and the project was completed via private funds of NRC in the amount of about $300,000. The study, to assess the appropriate roles of nuclear and alternative energy systems in the transition period, 1985-2010, will hopefully assist the legislative and executive branches of government as well as the American people as a whole, in formulating energy policy. A separate abstract was prepared for each of the 11 chapters.

• OSTI ID: 5349897
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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