Oak Ridge National Laboratory Institutional Plan: FY 1982-1987

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6 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY 1982-FY 1987 Fig. 2. Total Laboratory operat ing funds are projected to decrease in FY 1982 and FY 1983. COSTS (MILLIONS OF -~ CONSTANT 1981 DOLLARS through the end of the planning period. The projected drop in funding is reflected in the manpower reduc tions projected for the period. Overall Programs The major areas of work at ORNL are related to fis sion energy, basic physical sciences, biomedical and environmental sciences, fusion energy, fossil energy, Fig. 3. The largest area of activity at ORNL, as a percentage of direct FTEs for FY 1981, is still fis sion energy, but work is also carried out in many other program areas. FISCAL YEAR 0RNL-DW3 81-21143 and conservation (Fig. 3). Most of these areas receive support from several sources. For example, in 1981, the fission area received funding from the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy (ASNE) directly, from ASNE through other laboratories and operations offices, and from NRC, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and several other organizations. The past decade has seen a major increase in the proportion of funds allocated for the Laboratory's major technology-oriented programs (fission, fusion, ORNL-OWG 81-21144
fossil, and conservation) and a strong decline in the precentage of Laboratory funding devoted to pro grams in the basic physical and life sciences (Fig. 4). During the next 5 years the technology-oriented pro grams are projected to decline, and the sciences are expected to remain roughly constant or undergo small declines. To help the Laboratory evaluate the very long- range future of energy research, we have recently completed an in-house study aimed at assessing the possible energy futures for the United States well into the next century and the R&D needs appropriate to these long-range supply and conservation options. To help set future goals for the distribution of our research, we are currently attempting to determine which R&D needs are best suited for development at ORNL and what priorities should be attached. DOE Programs The Office of Energy Research (OER) became our major supporter in 1979 when responsibility for the fusion program was transferred to that office and when the fission energy and fossil energy programs became the responsibility of separate secretarial offices. Since that time, its director has had overall responsibility for the Laboratory. After DOE's latest reorganization, which occurred during the early part Laboratory Trends and Future Development of this calendar year, OER has acquired responsibility for a large part of ORNL's research in the life sci ences. Now that office is by far the largest sponsor of research at ORNL (Fig. 5). The Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy is the Laboratory's second-largest sponsor. Other pro grams are conducted for the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, the Assistant Secretary for Con servation and Renewable Energy, and the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. Another important program that accounted for almost 3% of our effort in 1980 is the production and distribution of stable and radioactive isotopes. The program is supported by DOE and is the sole U.S. distributor of isotopes to many federal, non- federal, and foreign customers. Non-DOE Programs About 20% of the Laboratory's direct full-time equivalents (FTEs) are currently engaged in work for non-DOE sponsors. About half of them are involved in NRC programs (Fig. 6), and most of the remainder are working in various life sciences projects, which are funded primarily by the EPA and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of DHHS. This non-DOE work often has been the vehicle for entering or developing new areas of research and will ORNL-DWG 81 21145 Fig. 4. ORNL's major technol ogy programs (Conservation, Fossil Energy, Fusion, and Fission Energy) currently represent more than 60% of the Laboratory's effort, but support for the Conservation and Fossil Energy programs is expected to decline.
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