"Hazard Classification Test of GAU-6 Ammunition by Bonfire Cookoff with Limited Air Sampling"
Abstract
A standard hazard classification test of GAU-8 ammunition was performed August 26, 1975, for the U. S. Air Force Armament Laboratory (AFATL). Fragment pattern scoring following bonfire cookoff of 180 live rounds indicated only one shell base fragment was thrown beyond 400 feet by shell case disruption. Uranium aerosol dispersed by burning of depleted uranium penetrators within the ammunition was detected at five air samplers placed near the bonfire.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA402754
Entities
People
- H. J. Ettinger
- J. C. Elder
- M. I. Tillery
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory