Demilitarisation of Munitions: Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants...

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Victor G. Bar'yakhtar T. Rosendorfer

Demilitarisation of Munitions

Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants

Victor G. Bar'yakhtar, T. Rosendorfer

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English

Kluwer Academic Publishers
31 July 1997

Organic chemistry; Hazardous waste treatment & disposal

Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1

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Hitherto the disposal of munitions was mostly concerned with obsolete stocks, but the political developments in the states of the former Soviet Union in the 1990s have necessitated the disposal of vast quantities of current and obsolete stocks. Obviously, open burning/open detonation cannot be used on such a large scale, not least for environmental considerations. There are two main technical problems associated with the disposal of munitions on the scale required. First, the materials are not simple wastes or rubbish. Their handling, storage, packaging and transportation are subject to very rigid regulation, and justifiably so, for obvious reasons. Second, they are very valuable goods, for which a high price has been paid by the holding states' economic systems. Mere destruction would mean the irretrievable loss of the value invested. But therein lies the problem. Goods like steel or brass scrap can easily be reclaimed, but hypergols and other rocket fuels (for instance) represent a true chemical challenge, while, under certain conditions, explosives may be diverted to civilian use. This, in summary, is the problem that the present text deals with: the two-pronged attack involving demilitarization and recycling technologies.

Edited by: Victor G. Bar'yakhtar, T. Rosendorfer
Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 1997 ed.
Volume: 16
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 920g
ISBN: 9780792346548
ISBN 10: 0792346548
Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1
Pages: 151
Publication Date: 31 July 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active