Munition disassembly explosion

The procedures commonly used to demilitari2e conventional munitions iaclude munitions disassembly, washout or steamout of explosives from projectiles and warheads, iaciaeration of reclaimed explosives, and open burning or detonation. Open burning and detonation of large quantities of... 

Safe disassembly of the munition and removal of the explosive components and propellant. 

Repair and Reuse After Explosion. Although the risk of a high order detonation of a munition during disassembly is low, this hazard does exist. In the event of such an incident, it is a design requirement for the containment rooms to suffer only minimal damage and allow rapid refurbishment. To assure this capability, the containment room structural design criteria are more conservative than Department of Defense Explosive Safety Criteria would normally require. This is considered appropriate since vapor containment is so critical in this facility. 

The three international technologies assigned to Tier 1 are described and discussed in Chapter 4. They do not disassemble the munition and separate the agent and the explosive but rely instead on destroying the munition and its contents in their entirety and without disassembly. They do this in one of two distinct ways ... 

After the munitions are disassembled and drained of agents, the munitions components, metal parts, chemical agents, and packaging will be destroyed or decontaminated in four different furnaces. Rocket segments, land mines, and explosive components will be destroyed in a deactivation furnace capable of containing explosions and surges of agent. Projectiles... 

The normal sequence of events for disassembly can be summarized as follows. Munitions are removed from their pallets or boxes in the UPA and, if they contain no propellant, are conveyed into the explosion containment room (ECR), where the WPMD machine begins disassembly. Bursters and burster tubes are removed and sent to the BWM, where energetics are removed and fed to the energetics shredder. The shredded energetics are then sent to the ener-... 

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