No link yet, but EMF studies continue
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) reports that the electric utility industry spent $10 million in 1994 on electric and magnetic fields (EMF) research conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute based in Palo Alto, California. To date, the electric utility industry has contributed close to $80 million since the 1970s. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will administer an interagency EMF program in 1995 called RAPID (the Research and Public Information Dissemination program). It is a five-year, $65 million effort by DOE and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Some research elements are already under way. Congress has appropriated $8 million for the program in fiscal year (FY) `95. EEI member companies will contribute $4 million for FY`95 (compared to $3.2 million in FY`94) and are committed to contributing $16.5 million over the next five years.
- OSTI ID:
- 81795
- Journal Information:
- Electric Light and Power, Vol. 73, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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