Energy Research and Development Administration

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The Energy Research and Development Administration was a former U.S. government agency responsible for coordinating federal energy research, development, and nuclear energy programs in the mid-1970s.


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instanceOf United States federal agency
defunct government agency
abbreviation ERDA
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateDissolved 1977-10-01
dateFounded 1975-01-19
dissolutionCause creation of the United States Department of Energy
fieldOfWork energy research
energy technology development
nuclear energy
formedFrom energy research functions of other federal agencies
research and development functions of the Atomic Energy Commission
hasObjective to coordinate federal energy research and development
to manage nuclear energy programs safely
to support development of new energy sources
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
isPartOf United States energy policy history
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalStatus independent agency of the United States government
legislatedBy Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
mandate to consolidate federal energy research and development activities
mergedInto U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: United States Department of Energy
notableEvent transfer of its functions to the Department of Energy in 1977
operated national nuclear laboratories
nuclear weapons production sites
parentAgency Executive Office of the President of the United States
precededBy United States Atomic Energy Commission
surface form: Atomic Energy Commission
replaced Atomic Energy Commission in nuclear R&D functions
responsibility coordination of federal energy research and development programs
development of alternative energy technologies
energy conservation research
management of nuclear energy research and development
management of nuclear weapons production facilities
management of nuclear weapons research and development
sector energy
startPeriod mid-1970s
succeededBy U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: United States Department of Energy
supervisedBy Energy Research and Development Administration self-linksurface differs
surface form: Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration
timePeriod 1970s

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Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 assignedFunctionTo Energy Research and Development Administration
Department of Energy Organization Act consolidatedAgency Energy Research and Development Administration
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 createdAgency Energy Research and Development Administration
Public Law 93-438 createdAgency Energy Research and Development Administration
Department of Energy Organization Act createdSuccessorTo Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA fullName Energy Research and Development Administration
U.S. Department of Energy precededBy Energy Research and Development Administration
Public Law 93-438 relatedTo Energy Research and Development Administration
AEC replacedBy Energy Research and Development Administration
AEC successorAgencyFunction Energy Research and Development Administration
this entity surface form: Energy Research and Development Administration handled energy R&D functions later absorbed into Department of Energy
Energy Research and Development Administration supervisedBy Energy Research and Development Administration self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration
Public Law 93-438 transferredFunctionTo Energy Research and Development Administration
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 transferredPromotionalFunctionsTo Energy Research and Development Administration