Gasohol:
Federal Agencies' Use of Gasohol
T-RCED-92-73: Published: Jun 24, 1992. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 1992.
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GAO discussed the use of gasohol by federal agencies, focusing on: (1) gasohol's role in federal alternative fuels policy; (2) actual and potential federal consumption; and (3) the fuels industry's ability to supply gasohol to meet federal needs and other hindrances to gasohol use by federal agencies. GAO noted that: (1) during the early 1980's, federal laws required federal agencies to increase the use of gasohol to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil; (2) between fiscal years 1988 and 1990, the Department of Defense (DOD) annually procured about 1.6 million gallons of gasohol about 1 percent of bulk gasoline purchases, while national retail sales of gasohol averaged about 7 percent of total bulk gasoline purchases; (3) government credit card programs do not allow tracking of gasohol consumption and DOD incentives are needed to promote gasohol credit card use; (4) in 1990 and 1991, government agencies claimed 2,200 exemptions to use gasoline in lieu of gasohol, and none were disallowed; and (5) limited availability, low retail sales, pressures on supply and price, new environmental regulations, extra handling expenses, and poorly informed suppliers present problems for greater gasohol use.
May 26, 2017
Commercial Nuclear Waste:
Resuming Licensing of the Yucca Mountain Repository Would Require Rebuilding Capacity at DOE and NRC, Among Other Key StepsGAO-17-340: Published: Apr 26, 2017. Publicly Released: May 26, 2017.
May 25, 2017
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
Efforts Intended to Improve Procedures for Requesting Additional Information for Licensing Actions Are Under WayGAO-17-344: Published: Apr 25, 2017. Publicly Released: May 25, 2017.
May 24, 2017
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Department of Energy:
Continued Actions Needed to Address Management ChallengesGAO-17-651T: Published: May 24, 2017. Publicly Released: May 24, 2017.
May 17, 2017
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Offshore Oil and Gas Resources:
Information on Infrastructure Decommissioning and Federal Financial RiskGAO-17-642T: Published: May 17, 2017. Publicly Released: May 17, 2017.
May 3, 2017
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Nuclear Waste:
Opportunities Exist to Reduce Risks and Costs by Evaluating Different Waste Treatment Approaches at HanfordGAO-17-306: Published: May 3, 2017. Publicly Released: May 3, 2017.
May 1, 2017
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Department of Energy:
Use of Leading Practices Could Help Manage the Risk of Fraud and Other Improper PaymentsGAO-17-235: Published: Mar 30, 2017. Publicly Released: May 1, 2017.
Apr 26, 2017
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National Nuclear Security Administration:
Action Needed to Address Affordability of Nuclear Modernization ProgramsGAO-17-341: Published: Apr 26, 2017. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2017.
Apr 11, 2017
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Nuclear Security:
DOE Could Improve Aspects of Nuclear Security ReportingGAO-17-239: Published: Apr 11, 2017. Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2017.
Mar 16, 2017
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Research and Development:
DOE Activities and Costs to Oversee InvestmentsGAO-17-261: Published: Feb 14, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2017.
Mar 15, 2017
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Electricity:
Status of Residential Deployment of Solar and Other Technologies and Potential Benefits and ChallengesGAO-17-142: Published: Feb 13, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2017.
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