FISCAL YEAR 1989 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION (Supporting Research and Technical Analysis, Energy R&D, and General Science and Research Programs) HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY ROBERT A. ROE, New Jersey, Chairman GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California HAROLD L. VOLKMER, Missouri RALPH M. HALL, Texas DAVE MCCURDY, Oklahoma BUDDY MACKAY, Florida TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana JIMMY HAYES, Louisiana PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER, Rhode Island DON RITTER, Pennsylvania SID MORRISON, Washington RON PACKARD, California ROBERT C. SMITH, New Hampshire HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER, JR., Virginia ERNEST L. KONNYU, California JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut K29 Vol.5 GEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER, New York 28861 HAROLD P. HANSON, Executive Director R. THOMAS WEIMER, Republican Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH AND DevelopmenT MARILYN LLOYD, Tennessee, Chairman RICK BOUCHER, Virginia PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania GEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER, New York SID MORRISON, Washington ERNEST L. KONNYU, California CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut JOHN V. DUGAN, Jr., Staff Director NANCY J. JEFFERY, Professional Staff Member HARLAN L. WATSON, Republican Energy and Environmental Coordinator *Ranking Republican Member. CONTENTS WITNESSES March 23, 1988: Supporting Research and Technical Analysis Programs Opening statement of Hon. Sid Morrison, Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development... Dr. James F. Decker, Acting Director, Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC; accompanied by Dr. Donald K. Stevens, Associate Director, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and Dr. Richard E. Stephens, Director of University and Industry Programs Questions and answers for the record Dr. Robert L. Sproull, Chairman, Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Com- "1987 Review of the Basic Energy Sciences Program of the Depart- ment of Energy," Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, DOE/ER-0358, December, 1987.. "Panel on High-T, Superconducting Magnet Applications in Particle Physics," A Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Commit- |