Synposis of proceedings: Energy Research and Development Administration public meeting, ''The Midwest Perspective''. Creating energy choices for the future

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7108247

Shortly after the publication of ERDA-48, A National Plan for Energy Research Development and Demonstration: Creating Energy Choices for the Future, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) held two regional meetings to provide the public with an opportunity to exchange information and opinions about Federal energy RD and D planning. To obtain similar evaluation of and comments on ERDA 76-1 (an updated version of the plan), ERDA held a second series of regional meetings. The need for these meetings is based on the belief that the nation as a whole will make the ultimate decisions about the amount of energy to be consumed in the country and the technologies to be employed in the nation's energy future. At this meeting in Chicago, Illinois, the states involved were Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The agenda, drawn up with the aid of a regional steering committee to reflect the major concerns of this region, focused on the nuclear fuel cycle; coal and synthetic fuels utilization; biological and environmental risks; solar, geothermal, and advanced energy systems; energy conservation; and government, industry, and the public interest. Numerous issues were defined and discussed in each of these areas, and a range of important, and often conflicting, opinions was expressed on energy planning, funding priorities, and Federal-regional coordination. These opinions and viewpoints are summarized.

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7108247
• Report Number(s): ERDA-76-1(PM-4); CONF-7606137-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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