Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program. Risk Analysis of the Continued Storage of Chemical Munitions

Abstract

This document has been prepared for the U.S. Army to support the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program. This report describes the results of a comprehensive probabilistic assessment of the frequency and magnitude of chemical agent release associated with the storage of chemical munitions at eight U.S. Army installations. Both internal accident initiators (e.g., human error) and external accident initiators (e.g., earthquakes) were analyzed. Keywords: Chemical stockpile, Chemical munitions, Storage of chemical munitions, Risk analysis, Hazards analysis, Probabilistic risk assessment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA193352

Entities

People

  • A. Barsell
  • C. Bolig
  • C. Everline
  • E. Bellis
  • R. Deremer

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States

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  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering