Initial concepts on energetics and mass releases during nonnuclear explosive events in fuel cycle facilities

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Explosive Potential Analysis of AB Process-Final Report

“…Although point-source detonation blast wave theory is not particularly well suited to analyzing deflagration, there is no better general methodology available for such cases [4]. Compared to high explosives, deflagrations tend to be distributed over an extended volume and give off larger amounts of gas at a much slower rate.…”