Open Detonation definition

Open Detonation means the treatment of ignitable or reactive hazardous waste in accordance with the requirements of this Permit. Treatment by open detonation is accomplished by the detonation of hazardous waste in open pits using a counter charge to initiate the explosion.
Open Detonation means the explosion in which chemical transformation passes through the material faster than the speed of sound (0.33 kilometers/second at sea level) and which produces the uncontrolled emission of the gaseous detonation products.
Open Detonation means the destruction of detonable explosives and munitions by the propagation of a high frequency energetic wave from a disposal charge to explosive or otherwise reactive wastes.

Examples of Open Detonation in a sentence

  • The Air Force will maintain warning signs around the entire perimeter, the submunitions area west of Machine Gun Road, the DU area and the former Open Detonation area.

  • In addition the Air Force will maintain warning signs around the entire perimeter of the firing range as well as around the submunitions area west of Machine Gun Road and the former Open Detonation area.


More Definitions of Open Detonation

Open Detonation means a chemical reaction of explosive material in conjunction with a shock wave.
Open Detonation means a chemical reaction of explosive material in conjunction with a shock wave in an open, outdoor environment.
Open Detonation means the explosion in which chemical transformation passes through the material faster than the speed of sound (0.33 kilometers/second at sea level) and which produces the uncontrolled emission of the gaseous detonation products. Open detonation in this permit is the treatment of energetic wastes (typically bulk explosive munitions) or bulk waste explosives in pits by detonation.

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