GAO report sabotages LPG industry

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Butane-Propane News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6704459

Roberts, B

A massive report by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on the liquefied energy gases (LEG), which include LPG and LNG, covers the possible hazards and recommends that facilities either be located in rural areas or, if in urban areas, be operated according to nuclear plant standards. One section concerns the ability of storage tanks to withstand earthquakes, floods, winds, and tornadoes. Another section treats transportation recommendations to eliminate as far as possible all opportunities for injury or destruction due to tank car or tank truck accidents. A discussion of the GAO report, only a portion of which has been released, sees the far-ranging recommendations as a threat to the LPG industry; notes that a great deal of information pertinent to the industry is presented in pointing out the problems, but finds that the GAO seems to have encountered considerable difficulty in finding practical solutions to the problems, e.g., in finding suitable sites for LPG terminals so that all such terminals can be in non-urban areas by 1980.

• OSTI ID: 6704459
• Journal Information: Butane-Propane News; (United States), Journal Name: Butane-Propane News; (United States) Vol. 10:3; ISSN BUPNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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