| Demilitarisation of Munitions: Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Bar'yakhtar, Victor G. (Editor), Rosendorfer, T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792346548 ISBN-13: 9780792346548 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: Hitherto the disposal of munitions was mostly concerned with obsolete stocks, but the political developments in the states of the former Soviet Union 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 book deals with: the two-pronged attack involving demilitarization and recycling technologies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 541.225 |
| LCCN: 97023415 |
| Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 151 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hitherto the disposal of munitions was mostly concerned with obsolete stocks, but the political developments in the states of the former Soviet Union 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 book deals with: the two-pronged attack involving demilitarization and recycling technologies. |