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 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.

Examples of Open Detonation in a sentence

• Open Detonation of Ordnance at the Demolition Range and the Surveillance Function Test Range, identified as CRN-DR/SFTR-01-24-KK21, with a combined maximum usage of 0.13 MMlb/yr (65 tons/yr) of Dunnage; 1.6 MMlb/yr (800 tons/yr) of Explosive; 0.52 MMlb/yr (260 tons/yr) of Propellant.

• The DoD Open Burning and Open Detonation Operations Generally Complied With Relevant Environmental Laws and AgreementsThe DoD open burning and open detonation operations at the 14 sites we visited generally complied with the requirements of their RCRA Subpart X permits issued by either the authorized states or EPA regional offices.

• Finding A‌‌‌The DoD Generally Complied With Laws and Agreements at Active Open Burning and Open Detonation Sites VisitedThe DoD open burning and open detonation operations at the 14 sites we visited generally complied with the requirements of their RCRA Subpart X permits for open burning and open detonation activities, based on information provided by the installations and permitting agencies.

• Results in BriefEvaluation of Department of Defense Compliance at Sites Conducting Open Burning or Open Detonation of Waste Military Munitions in the United StatesRecommendations TableNote: The following categories are used to describe agency management’s comments to individual recommendations.• Unresolved – Management has not agreed to implement the recommendation or has not proposed actions that will address the recommendation.

• The Open Detonation site will receive periodic inspections/ maintenance ensuring the facility is available for use at any given time.

• The contractor shall perform Open Detonation operations at the New Bomb Test Facility, which has 20 pits approved by the DDESB.

• Issues beyond contractor control such as weather conditions are understood but must be documented in the Open Detonation site log as described below in Paragraph 17.2 and provided to Government QASAS on request.

• AMCCOM 1992, Development of Methodology and Technology for Identifying and Quantifying Emission Products for Open Burning and Open Detonation Thermal TreatmentMethods, Field Test Series A, B, and C, Volume 1, Test Summary, Headquarters U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command (AMCCOM), Rock Island, IL.

• The numbers in the cells of the table indicate that the first n (10 or 50) pedestrians observed crossing in that time block were to be sampled.

• All pits within the Open Detonation area will be kept serviceable in a neat, clean, organized manner and empty of all materials/debris.

More Definitions of Open Detonation

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 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.

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.