A desk study was conducted to assess probable sequences of events that could have led to a flash fire and subsequent lethal explosion of a double-base rocket propellant grain being machined to final dimensions. The incident occurred at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, on about 28 March 1988. A rational and highly likely scenario was hypothesized that encompassed all of the most credible probabilities. Explosive hazard, Fire detonation, Fatality, Propellant.


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    Title :

    Assessment of Accident at Radford Army Ammunition Plant


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1993


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English