Federal energy R and D priorities: report of the Energy Research Advisory Board

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6320037

A review was made of DOE R and D priorities on overall federal energy programs. It is recommended that funding relative to the President's FY82 budget request for the science and technology base programs be increased in some programs and remain the same in others. Within these programs high priority should be given to: research on the phenomena governing accumulation of CO/sub 2/ in the atmosphere, climatic effects of this accumulation, tolerable levels of CO/sub 2/, and ways to control CO/sub 2/ accumulations, and research into acid rain. In the electric supply sector, priority should be given to supporting: nuclear waste isolation research and demonstration; conventional reactor systems and safety; the LMFBR base program; and uranium enrichment R and D. Programs in which reductions are recommended include: magnetic fusion; the Clinch River breeder, the light water breeder, electricity transmission, and high temperature geothermal. Phase-out of funding is proposed for hydropower and magnetohydrodynamics. In fuels supply technologies, the Board believes that technologies such as enhanced oil and gas recovery will be adequately supported by the private sector. The Board also recommends that: the major federal effort in synthetic fuels research and development be directed at innovative concepts at the laboratory and small pilot-plant scale; the funding level for R and D directed at producing liquids and gases from biomass and the production of alcohol is at an appropriate level; and that parts of Advanced Research and Environmental Control Technology concerned with technologies to control SO/sub x/, No/sub x/ and particulates emissions be increased and strengthened. On an overall basis within the Department of Energy, it was concluded that R and D funding for energy conservation and end-use technology is underfunded. The Board believes that if its recommendations are implemented, a net reduction in DOE's budget will result.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6320037
• Report Number(s): DOE/NBM-3012268; ON: DE83012268
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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