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FY2017 DOE Applied Energy Offices

Latest update APR 02, 2024

On this page you will find fiscal year 2017 budget and appropriations tables for the Department of Energy’s applied energy research, development, and demonstration programs, as well as a high-level summary of related committee and chamber actions in Congress and FYI analysis and coverage of those programs. 2017 in particular has the budget for the DOE Nuclear Energy Appropriations.

Complete FYI coverage of this DOE office.

FYI Analysis
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The final appropriations agreement for fiscal year 2017 increases funding for the Energy Department’s applied energy offices and the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, a demonstration of congressional support for a set of programs the Trump administration has targeted for deep cuts.
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Although the House and Senate remain supportive of the Office of Nuclear Energy overall, they continue to stake out divergent stances on nuclear waste disposal via appropriations bills for the Department of Energy – with the House still pushing for approval of the Yucca Mountain repository and the Senate again advancing a pilot program to consolidate waste at an interim storage site.
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Although both the House and Senate are aiming to increase the Office of Science’s budget by $50 million, their plans diverge at the level of the six core program offices.