Explosive Safety Criteria at a Department of Energy Contractor Facility

Abstract

Monsanto Research Corporation (MRC) operates the Mound facility in Miamisburg, Ohio, for the Department of Energy. Small explosive components are manufactured at MRC, and stringent explosive safety criteria have been developed for their manufacturing. The goals of these standards are to reduce employee injuries and eliminate fenceline impacts resulting from accidental detonations. This paper describes the manner in which these criteria were developed and what DOD standards were incorporated into MRC's own design criteria. These design requirements are applicable to all new construction at MRC. An example of the development of the design of a Component Test Facility will be presented to illustrate the application of the criteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004889

Entities

People

  • F. Krach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Chemical Laboratories
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Design Criteria
  • Detonations
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Hardened Structures
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Safety
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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