FUEL AND ENERGY RESOURCES, 1972 Part I HEARINGS BEFORE THE 11. Cargo COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS. NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON FUEL AND ENERGY RESOURCES HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10, 11, 12, AND 13, 1972 Serial No. 92-42 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 78-934 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office KF 27 ,15 1970 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman JAMES A. HALEY, Florida ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin JAMES KEE, West Virginia NICK BEGICH, Alaska JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania, SAM STEIGER, Arizona DON H. CLAUSEN, California JOHN N. HAPPY CAMP, Oklahoma KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Staff Director and Chief Clerk CHARLES LEPPERT, Jr., Minority Counsel EDWARD L. WEIDENFELD, Counsel on Energy Matters (II) Office of Science and Technology responsibilities and jurisdiction_ Federal energy R. & D. funding related to increases in conversion Gordon, Richard L., professor of mineral economics, College of Earth Hefner, Robert A., III, managing partner of the GHK Co. and Gasan- 317 List of States where natural gas has been curtailed or restricted Irwin, Hon. John N., II, Under Secretary of State (plus information Action in nuclear field.. 117 International law (summary of moves toward nationalization of 127 Lapp, Dr. Ralph E., physicist (plus charts and graphs). 271 Information requested for the record---- 293 Lincoln, General George A., Director, Information supplied for the record by General Lincoln: Address by General Lincoln before the Producers' Council, OEP news release, "Americans Urged to Conserve Electricity as Summer Electric Power Needs Are Detailed". Survey of Electric Power Problems for Summer 1972. Questions asked by Chairman Aspinall and Congressman McClure and answers supplied by General Lincoln.......... Letter from General Lincoln to Senator John G. Tower Responses to energy questionnaire__ Link, Hon. Arthur A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Lujan, Hon. Manuel, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State McKetta, Dr. John J., professor of chemical engineering, E.P. Schoch Morton, Hon. Rogers C. B., Secretary of the Interior-- Coal company affiliations with other industries and Relative output of surface and underground mining Questions of Mr. Begich and answers supplied by Secretary Radin, Alex, general manager, American Public Power Association... 90 249 268 7 15 26 57 59 61 69 70 86 365 88 Principal sea routes for Eastern Hemisphere oil imports__ Terry, Hon. John H., a Representative in Congress from the State of Letters: Crawford, W Donham, president, Edison Electric Institute, New Additional information: Bradley Lake Project report of the Alaska Power Administration supplied by Secretary Morton in answer to question of Mr. Begich (plus charts and graphs)----- Edison Electric Institute, member companies (supplied by Mr. Crawford)... Federal Power Commission detailed list of facilities delayed in con- Summary of capacity installed and capacity delayed (table) ---- Table 2.-Scheduling data for steam-electric generating units of Table 4.-Hydroelectric and pumped storage generating units 32 33 Table 5.-Circuit-miles of high voltage-230 kilovolt and above- Tables supplied by: Secretary Morton: Summary of capacity installed and capacity delayed__ High voltage (230 kv and above) circuit-miles of transmission Table 1.-Delays in schedule of steam-electric generating units Table 2.-Scheduling data for steam-electric generating units of Table 3.-Generating units 300 megawatts and larger scheduled Table 4.-Hydroelectric and pumped storage generating units 34 34 Table 5.-Circuit-miles of high voltage-230 kilovolt and above- 34 59 Relative output of surface and underground mining among the 69 Table 1-Existing generation facilities (megawatts), Bradley 71 Table 3.-Average monthly energy capability at load-GWH... 73 73 74 74 |