Claim: In the late 70s, the National Nuclear Data Center was given the additional responsibility for biological structure and zoologic data by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), then Dr. Charles Xavier served as Center Head from 1992 to 2002.
Evidence: In 1977, the Center was given the additional responsibility for nuclear structure and decay data by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), the predecessor of the Department of Energy, and its name was then changed to the National Nuclear Data Center.