A method for disposing of propellant containers containing a propellant, comprising submerging the propellant containers in a detonation suppressant liquid, shredding the propellant containers while submerged in the detonation suppressant liquid into shredded propellant container material reduced in size to provide release of the propellant from the propellant containers, and removing the shredded propellant container material from the detonation suppressant liquid. A system for disposing of propellant containers is also disclosed.

The invention concerns a device (1) for neutralizing a chemical or biological weapon (2), characterized in that it comprises: a sealed enclosure (3) which delimits an internal volume (31) and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a pyrotechnic neutralizing charge (4) which is disposed inside the enclosure (3); a decontaminating agent (5) which is disposed inside the enclosure (3) and surrounds the pyrotechnic neutralizing charge (4); a mitigating agent (6) which is disposed in the enclosure (3) and covers the decontaminating agent (5).

The invention concerns a device (1) for neutralizing a chemical or biological weapon (2), characterized in that it comprises: a sealed enclosure (3) which delimits an internal volume (31) and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a pyrotechnic neutralizing charge (4) which is disposed inside the enclosure (3); a decontaminating agent (5) which is disposed inside the enclosure (3) and surrounds the pyrotechnic neutralizing charge (4); a mitigating agent (6) which is disposed in the enclosure (3) and covers the decontaminating agent (5).

A relatively lightweight, modular, blast control system utilizes a plurality of fabric panels that may be joined to form a matrix to protect or control a blast.

The invention relates to methods of decreasing the effect of blast loads on industrial spaces relating to, inter alia, nuclear power plant and large chemical manufacturing facilities. A method of improving explosion safety in closed spaces by attenuating the effect of a combustion wave or shock wave on a protected surface consists in placing obstructions before the protected surface in the form of elastic membranes filled with a flame-retardant substance. A non-flammable gas is used as the substance filling the membranes; the membranes themselves are made of a material that disintegrates during, and under the action of, displacement of the front of a combustion wave or shock wave along the surface of the membranes. The membranes are filled with a non-flammable gas immediately after flammable gas is detected at a dangerous concentration in the space in front of the protected object. The technical result consists in increasing explosion safety, decreasing the effect that an explosive wave formed in an accidental explosion of fuel-air mixtures has on the walls and floors of protected spaces.

The invention relates to methods of decreasing the effect of blast loads on industrial spaces relating to, inter alia, nuclear power plant and large chemical manufacturing facilities. A method of improving explosion safety in closed spaces by attenuating the effect of a combustion wave or shock wave on a protected surface consists in placing obstructions before the protected surface in the form of elastic membranes filled with a flame-retardant substance. A non-flammable gas is used as the substance filling the membranes; the membranes themselves are made of a material that disintegrates during, and under the action of, displacement of the front of a combustion wave or shock wave along the surface of the membranes. The membranes are filled with a non-flammable gas immediately after flammable gas is detected at a dangerous concentration in the space in front of the protected object. The technical result consists in increasing explosion safety, decreasing the effect that an explosive wave formed in an accidental explosion of fuel-air mixtures has on the walls and floors of protected spaces.

A device for destroying a chemical agent is described. The device includes a self-contained, portable pressure vessel which is dimensioned to accommodate an artillery shell, and a heat-generating component within the pressure vessel. The heat-generating component is capable of providing a pyrolytic, exothermic reaction capable of destroying the chemical agent and artillery shell. A process for destroying a chemical agent which includes placing a chemical artillery shell within the pressure vessel, securing the pressure vessel closed, and igniting the heat-generating component inside the pressure vessel to generate a pyrolytic, exothermic reaction capable of destroying the chemical agent and artillery shell is also described.

A device for destroying a chemical agent is described. The device includes a self-contained, portable pressure vessel which is dimensioned to accommodate an artillery shell, and a heat-generating component within the pressure vessel. The heat-generating component is capable of providing a pyrolytic, exothermic reaction capable of destroying the chemical agent and artillery shell. A process for destroying a chemical agent which includes placing a chemical artillery shell within the pressure vessel, securing the pressure vessel closed, and igniting the heat-generating component inside the pressure vessel to generate a pyrolytic, exothermic reaction capable of destroying the chemical agent and artillery shell is also described.

A method of controlling a hazardous device comprising the steps of providing a combination of a barrage unit and a container for holding a liquid, the container being adapted to receive the barrage unit, the barrage unit comprising at least one pad, the pad comprising an absorbent fibrous material and an absorbent crystalline material; arranging the hazardous device and barrage unit in the container with the barrage unit at feast partially covering the hazardous device; and, adding a liquid to the container so that the barrage unit absorbs the liquid.

A method of controlling a hazardous device comprising the steps of providing a combination of a barrage unit and a container for holding a liquid, the container being adapted to receive the barrage unit, the barrage unit comprising at least one pad, the pad comprising an absorbent fibrous material and an absorbent crystalline material; arranging the hazardous device and barrage unit in the container with the barrage unit at feast partially covering the hazardous device; and, adding a liquid to the container so that the barrage unit absorbs the liquid.