This Manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose, and administratively reissues DoD 6055.09-STD. The purpose of the overall Manual, is to establish explosives safety standards for the Department of Defense. These standards are designed to manage risks associated with DoD-titles ammunition and explosives (AE) by providing protection criteria to minimize serious injury, loss of life and damage to property. This volume provides criteria for unexploded ordnance (UXO), munitions response, waste military munitions, and material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH).

AR 385-10 11/27/2013 THE ARMY SAFETY PROGRAM , Survival Ebooks

The U.S. military has a stockpile of approximately 400,000 tons of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable munitions. About 60,000 tons are added to the stockpile each year. Munitions include projectiles, bombs, rockets, landmines, and missiles. Open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) of these munitions has been a common disposal practice for decades, although it has decreased significantly since 2011. OB/OD is relatively quick, procedurally straightforward, and inexpensive. However, the downside of OB and OD is that they release contaminants from the operation directly into the environment. Over time, a number of technology alternatives to OB/OD have become available and more are in research and development. Alternative technologies generally involve some type of contained destruction of the energetic materials, including contained burning or contained detonation as well as contained methods that forego combustion or detonation. Alternatives for the Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions reviews the current conventional munitions demilitarization stockpile and analyzes existing and emerging disposal, treatment, and reuse technologies. This report identifies and evaluates any barriers to full-scale deployment of alternatives to OB/OD or non-closed loop incineration/combustion, and provides recommendations to overcome such barriers.