Disposal of Bombs

Dispose of Bombs. See 11 Bombs, Disposal of in Vol 2, p B234-L and also Bombs, Destruction of , p B233 L... 

Every student who works in a chemical laboratory is warned that organic chemicals should never be stored for long times because they can explode without warning or apparent provocation. Bottles of organic chemicals should always be disposed of within a few years, and, if a chemical is found that might be very old, a bomb squad of safety experts should be called to remove it and properly dispose of it. 

Bomb Disposal. See Bombs, Disposal of, in section which follows BOMBS... 

Refs - Glossary of Ord(1959),44 2)A.B.Hartley, "Unexploded Bomb, A History of Bomb Disposal",... 

Bombs, Disposal of. An unexploded enemy bomb represents great danger because the time of its expln is unknown, and if it explodes there could be real damage to life and property in residential areas, and interference with industrial production... 

Anon, "Ordnance Service in the Field , FM 9-1(1959) 6)Anon, "Ordnance Ammunition Service , FM 9 5(1959) 7)A.B.Hartley, "Unexploded Bomb, A History of Bomb Disposal , Norton Co,NY(1959)(A detailed description of bomb disposal conducted in GtBritian during and after WWII) 8)Office, Chief of Ordnance , Program for Neutralization and Disposal of Explosive Material , Technical Information Report G,TIR G, Washington,DC(1960(Conf)(Not used as a source of info)... 

Bombs, lncendiary(Extinguishing of). See under BOMBS, the section which follows Bombs, Disposal of... 

The partial elimination of nuclear weapons has created an additional disposal problem. The thousands of weapons being dismantled contain thousands of kilograms of plutonium. Some of it is suitable for use in nuclear power plants. However, the less useful low-grade plutonium must be disposed of in a way that would not allow its use in weapons. One strategy being investigated is first to convert the plutonium into a hydride, which would allow its separation from other elements in the warhead or bomb. The hydride would then be converted to an oxide, which could be incorporated into a ceramic material containing neutron absorbers to stabilize the material further. 

The estimated indirect costs are expected to be (annually) 45 million dollars for bombing investigations and bomb disposal, 15 million dollars for the cost of evacuations and delays due to bombing threats, 10 million dollars for security guards employed because of bombings, 5 million dollars for judicial proceedings against... 

Minute quantities of sulfur mustard are used by various military and contract laboratories for defense research purposes, and for verification of Chemical Weapons Convention comphance. Bulk quantities of sulfur mustard are no longer manufactured in the USA. Military stockpiles of sulfur mustard are awaiting destruction or are in the process of being destroyed. Some sulfur mustard may also be found buried or abandoned at former defense sites. Sulfur mustard was frequently loaded into artillery shells and aerial bombs (often with lewisite). Various quantities of sulfur mustard also exist in other countries. Large amounts of sulfur mustard have been disposed of at sea. 

By far the bc work on bomb handling is Lenz s Explodves and Bomb Disposal Guide. This is described m the book section. It is heavily illustrated and is much better than my book for the idcndflcadon of bomb components and bomb dismantling. 

If you are a bomb squad person your Hrsc act should be to assure minimum damage in case the bomb goes off before you can dispose of it. Having done this you must next remove the bomb from the area. 

Renewable energy sources are useful for the harvesting energy under special circumstances. Because of the difficulty in collecting them and their unreliability, they are unsuitable as the basis of an energy system that can be used to replace fossil fuels. The burner reactor system has both a short life and a nearly intractable waste disposal problem. The breeder reactor system has an adequate life, but presents an even greater waste disposal problem than the burner reactors. In addition, breeder reactor systems have the added problem of wide availability of materials suitable for the manufacture of bombs. Adequate security would be a planet wide challenge... 

Unlike the waste from fission reactors, none of the radioactive materials present in the decommissioned fusion reactor can be used to make bombs. The expended fusion reactor parts will hold no interest for terrorist groups. The materials are only radioactive isotopes formed in the structural elements of the reactor caused by the neutrons from the fusion reaction. There are no fertile elements or isotopes. No dangerous fission products are produced by the fusion reaction. Disposal of worn out fusion reactors will be safe and simple as compared to the disposal of waste and structures of decommissioned fission reactors. 

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