Patent ID: 9139486
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: C06B,F42B

Abstract:
1. A method for decommissioning a body containing explosive material, wherein the body containing explosive material one of is an individual body containing explosive material and contains one or more individual bodies containing explosive material, and wherein each respective individual body comprises one or more main charge carriers and other parts, the method comprising: opening the body containing explosive material in at least one of a secured and currentless state; cutting at least one of the one or more individual bodies in a liquid along a cutting plane into at least two parts by one or more cutting processes to expose the one or more main charge carriers intact in the one or more individual bodies for removal without destruction; removing the one or more main charge carriers essentially intact while still in the liquid from the individual bodies containing explosive material; transferring the one or more main charge carriers to a container, which is structured and arranged to store each individual main charge carrier free from contact with other main charge carriers, and which comprises a material that is absorbent for liquids; feeding the container with the one or more main charge carriers to an incineration process; grinding all of the other parts of the individual bodies containing explosive material in a grinding process to produce ground material, wherein the grinding process is carried out in a presence of at least one of liquid and moisture; and screening off and removing the ground material with a screen mesh, wherein a width of the screen mesh has a maximum size that is less than a volume dimension of a smallest volume of assemblies containing the explosive material in the one or more individual bodies.