Department of Energy fiscal year 1984 budget on environment programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment, U. S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, first session, 19 Apr 1983

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OSTI ID:6976019

DOE Director Alvin W. Trivelpiece and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health Robert W. Davies testified on why the administration made major budget cuts in nonnuclear health and environment programs when a 50% increase above the current $300 million budget is needed just to maintain the current reduced staff. Research on the health and environment effects and risk analyses associated with energy technologies were either scaled down or eliminated in the 1984 budget. Trivelpiece argued that programs were consolidated to eliminate duplication, and that the $210 million request will be adequate for data compilation and analysis. Davies reviewed DOE health and safety goals for the year, which will focus on personnel at DOE facilities. Both defended the administration's approach to such issues as acid rain, toxic wastes, and cancer research. An appendix with questions and answers for the record follows the testimony.

• OSTI ID: 6976019
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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