Environment and conservation in energy research and development

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7318763

The Energy Research and Development Administration was established in 1975 with a nonnuclear energy RD and D mandate to complement existing nuclear programs. In the implementing legislation, the Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, the Congress paid particular attention to two areas that had been largely neglected in nonnuclear energy technology development: environmental protection and energy conservation. The act gave the Council on Environmental Quality unique responsibilities with respect to Federal nonnuclear energy RD and D programs: to conduct an ongoing analysis of the adequacy of attention to energy conservation methods and environmental protection and to report to the President, the Congress, and the Administrator of ERDA on Council findings. This report is the first under that mandate; it covers activity through March 1976. The principal focus here is the Energy Research and Development Administration; also examined are related programs of the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition to overall assessment of planning and implementation, two areas were analyzed in depth in order to determine the extent to which environmental and conservation considerations are built into ERDA programs, namely: coal technology and end use conservation.

• OSTI ID: 7318763
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
COAL INDUSTRY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
IMPLEMENTATION
INDUSTRY
LEGISLATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PLANNING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS