DOE Budget Lifts Renewables, Cuts Nuclear and Coal

摘要

The Department of Energy's $26.4 billion budget request for fiscal year 2010 proposes cutting funding for nuclear and fossil power and increasing funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy.rnThe proposed budget was released May 7. It proposes a 37.8 percent cut in funding for nuclear power and a 20.6 percent cut in fossil energy funds. The budget seeks a 6.4 percent increase for renewable energy programs.rnU.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said his agency's proposed $26.4 billion budget request highlights the administration's commitment to science and technology.