Explosives disposal

Ministry of Defense (1993) Ammunition and explosives disposal report. State of Kuwait, Kuwait... 

Explosives disposal Disposal carried out using single detonation. Temporary safe refuges used as protection. Protective equipment used. Limited control here due to nature ofpossible explosive types. Task planning undertaken. Carried out by single highly trained person or even a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Controlled entry to sites. 

Explosives disposal Water deluge system provision of safe areas for nonparticipants decontamination system on-site medical facilities evacuation plan event rehearsal. 

Fisheries Research Services Report (FRSR) No. 15/96, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen. Surveys of the Beaufort s Dyke Explosives Disposal Site, November 1995-July 1996. Final Report, November 1996. 

CAUTION This compound is EXTREMELY EXPLOSIVE and HIGHLY TOXIC I am not exaggerating Do not, under ANY circumstances, allow the acid to heat above room temperature (bp 37C). Use latex gloves to handle, and dispose of small quantities using plenty of water followed by dilute baking soda/water. 

The derivatives are hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl cellulose. AH four derivatives find numerous appHcations and there are other reactants that can be added to ceUulose, including the mixed addition of reactants lea ding to adducts of commercial significance. In the commercial production of mixed ethers there are economic factors to consider that include the efficiency of adduct additions (ca 40%), waste product disposal, and the method of product recovery and drying on a commercial scale. The products produced by equation 2 require heat and produce NaCl, a corrosive by-product, with each mole of adduct added. These products are produced by a paste process and require corrosion-resistant production units. The oxirane additions (eq. 3) are exothermic, and with the explosive nature of the oxiranes, require a dispersion diluent in their synthesis (see Cellulose ethers). 

Compatibihty of acetone with other materials should be carefliUy considered, especially in disposal of wastes. It reacts with chlorinating substances to form toxic chloroketones, and potentially explosively with some peroxy compounds and a number of oxidizing mixtures. Mixed with chloroform, acetone will react violently in the presence of bases. Other incompatibilities ate Hsted in the Sax handbook (53). 

PoIIuta.ntReduction. Pollutants from explosives are primarily produced by waste from the explosives manufacture, such as the acids used ia nitration (qv). Pollutants may also be produced dufing iacorporation of the explosives ia munitions, ia the use of iadustrial explosives, and ia clean-up and disposal operations. Table 4 fists the most common types of pollutants found ia the manufacture of explosives, as well as effects and various procedures for reduction (41—54). 

Demilitarization and Disposal of Explosive Material. An important consequence of international agreements to greatiy reduce the stockpiles of conventional and nuclear munitions is the intensification of a program to develop procedures to destroy, recycle, and/or reclaim explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnic material efficientiy and without significant environmental impact. 

Low Level Waste. The NRC 10CFR61 specifies the nature of the protection required for waste containers (20). Class A wastes must meet minimum standards, including no use of cardboard, wastes must be solidified, have less than 1% Hquid, and not be combustible, corrosive, or explosive. Class B wastes must meet the minimum standards but also have stabiHty, ie, these must retain size and shape under soil weight, and not be influenced by moisture or radiation. Class C wastes must be isolated from a potential inadvertent intmder, ie, one who uses unrestricted land for a home or farm. Institutional control of a disposal faciHty for 100 years after closure is requited. 

Improper cloth or filter media disposal may result in fire and explosion hazard. 

In reciprocating compressors, the use of explosion-relief devices must be stated if desired. The type and style of distance piece must be specified together with the connections for the collection and disposal of leakage gas. API 618 gives a rather complete coverage of all options. 

Table 7.14 Suggested methods of disposal for commonly encountered explosives...

Oil content Disposal Incineration Fire and explosion hazard Extraction with solvent... 

HS(Gj36 Disposal of explosives waste and the decontamination of explosives plant... 

Operate technical activity in support of DA hazardous munitions countermeasures program and technical escort program including explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) for all items assigned to the Army, including foreign surface munitions... 

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