DOE's fiscal year 1986 budget. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session

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OSTI ID:6445533

Three days of hearings covered general oversight review, the radioactive waste management program, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), with testimony from representatives of DOE, FERC, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the General Accounting Office. Energy Secretary Herrington reviewed the DOE budget request in terms of national energy as well as national deficit-reduction goals. A major component of the reduced budget is the moratorium on developing and filling the strategic petroleum reserve. Other reductions have come from uranium enrichment programs, termination of the Clinch River breeder program, and the shift of renewable technologies to the private sector. Testimony on nuclear waste policy focused on the designation of three sites for retrievable storage of spent fuel. FERC spokesmen described efforts to reduce operating costs and streamline licensing procedures. Material submitted for the record follows the testimony of 11 witnesses.

• OSTI ID: 6445533
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ENERGY FACILITIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEARINGS
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MANAGEMENT
MONITORED RETRIEVABLE STORAGE
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RESERVES
RESOURCES
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
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STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
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