Ammunition and Explosive Storage Magazines

by Transystems Corporation (Compiled for the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC))

Metal Containers of Various Shapes and Dimensions, Spherical Shields

Comments -
A suppressive shield is a vented, steel enclosure, which is capable of controlling or confining the hazardous blast, fragment, and flame effects of internal detonations. There are 8 groups of suppressive shields that have been developed and approved by the DDESB, and these are described in paragraph 6.3. Allowable NEW's range from 2,000 lbs to approximately 1 lb. Some of these shields such as the group 6A and 6B, will provide full containment of effects, while others had specific goals of providing very high levels of personnel protection at less than the required default separation distances.

Magazines (Earth-Covered and Above Ground) and Containers with Reduced News and/or Reduced QD