The Need for Unexploded Ordnance Remediation Technology.

Abstract

Extensive contamination of land with unexploded ordnance has resulted from military conflicts and testing and training activities. Such contamination, coupled with health and human safety risks, planned base closures and realignments, the need to continue to test and train in these areas, and an increasing environmental consciousness, has resulted in a requirement to remediate vast contaminated areas. This paper explores the complexity of remediating advanced munitions in extensively contaminated areas and provides the latest available information on expected regulatory actions. In addition, it provides an overview of opportunities, within Department of Defense programs, for supporting research and development and applying technologies in the area of unexploded ordnance remediation. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA296849

Entities

People

  • Charles T. Ackerman
  • Christine M. Jordan

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Base Closures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Environmental Security
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Uxo Detection
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design