Comments and Position Regarding the Proposed TB 700-2 Rewrite Dated June 2007 (Preprint)

摘要

Members of the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) and the Tri-Services Joint Hazard Classifiers (JHC) have been revising the current Department of Defense Ammunition and Explosives Hazard Classification Procedures: Joint Technical Bulletin TB 700-2/NAVSEAINST 8020.8B/TO 11A-1- 47/DLAR 8220.1.1 Some of the proposed revisions to the test protocols outlined in this document, (hereafter referred to as TB 700-2) are more conservative and will be more costly to implement than the previous ones. These changes could have a profound impact on the solid rocket community involved with the research and development and manufacture of solid rocket propellants and motors; particularly, those to be shipped or placed in DoD storage facilities. The ramifications may include higher development costs and storage limitations for solid rocket propellants and motors. This paper outlines past TB 700-2 revisions, the current TB 700-2 hazard classification requirements and protocols, changes of concern to the proposed TB 700-2 Revision Final Draft 2 and the possible ramifications to the solid rocket community.