Elimination of explosions, accidents and fires

In other words, the author has sufficient insight into the causes of explosion from different angles and concludes that the areas mentioned in the subsequent paragraphs require special attention at all levels, that is, right from the most junior (bench level) worker to the top management (head of the organization, laboratory or factory) to eliminate or reduce the frequency of explosions, accidents or fires. 

This book is split into six well-defined chapters Salient Features of Explosives, Status of Explosives, Processing and Assessment of Explosives, Propellants, Pyrotechnics, and Explosive and Chemical Safety. Further, the book includes an exhaustive bibliography at the end of each chapter (total references cited are more than 1000). It also provides the status of HEMs reported mainly during the last 50 years, including their prospects for military applications in the light of their physical, chemical, thermal and explosive properties. The likely development areas for further research are also highlighted. Accidents, fires and explosions in the explosive and chemical industries may be eliminated or minimized if the safety measures described in this book are implemented. 

Enhancing reactor safety due to elimination of coolant boiling (coolant boiling point is 1670 C, boiling point of sodium is 870 C) in the most heat stressed fuel subassemblies (FSA) even in the case of the severest accidents. It makes the realization of coolant positive void reactivity effect practically impossible. Besides that, the use of chemically inert LBC eliminates occurrence of explosions and fires if there is coolant contacting with air and water which is possible in emergency situations ... 

The importance of prevention of accidents in manufacturing units cannot be over emphasised. A number of accidents have been found to occur in industrial units. The gas tragedy in Bhopal (December 1984) and several other places has resulted not only in loss of thousands of human lives but also rendered many persons disabled for the rest of their lives. The hazards posed by toxicity, explosions, fire etc. must be looked into and the manufacturing plants should be so designed to eliminate the possibility of accidents during operation. 

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