Liquefied energy gases safety. Volume 1. [Storage; transport]

Technical Report · Mon Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6616967· OSTI ID:6616967

Liquefied energy gases (liquefied natural gas, propane, and butane) could become an increasingly important part of U.S. energy supplies, but moving and storing these liquefied gases pose serious dangers. To minimize the public risk involved in meeting the country's needs for these fuels, future facilities for storing large quantities of these gases should be built in remote areas; facilities already in other than remote areas should not be permitted to expand in size or in use, and the safety of each should be evaluated by the Federal Government; large quantities of liquefied energy gases should not be transported through densely populated areas unless delivery is otherwise impossible; the Congress should consider consolidating into one agency many Federal responsibilities for evaluating and controlling the adverse consequences on energy operations; and the Congress should create a Federal Hazardous Materials Compensation Fund to supplement private liability insurance.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6616967
• Report Number(s): EMD-78-28(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
ALKANES
BUTANE
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROPANE
RECOMMENDATIONS
SAFETY
STORAGE FACILITIES
TRANSPORT