Study Saves Resources by Extending Storage Life of JP-10 Fuel Published Sept. 9, 2011 By Dr. Thomas Brown Propulsion WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Petroleum Agency (AFPET) asked the Air Force Research Laboratory's fuels and energy experts to determine if the current 19-year storage life limit authorized for JP-10 fuel could be extended. Under the current limit, several field units would soon be forced to discard their existing JP-10 storage fuel and resupply with fresh fuel at the present cost of $15.75 per gallon. Using data obtained by testing during an ongoing 28-year AFRL Propulsion Directorate fuels service life study, a shelf-life extension for JP-10 fuel from 19 to 28 years was authorized for AFPET implementation and management. AFPET estimated this relatively inexpensive AFRL fuels study will, at current prices, save US Air Force operational units approximately $750,000 per year, or $7.5 million over 10 years.