The cover would not redirect any flames. This would pose no threat to personnel or the weapon. The two fold purpose of the cover is to provide a standoff for personnel to ensure at least 18 inches, and mitigate the spread of contamination in the very unlikely event of a hydrogen burn. The cover is not considered to introduce a new hazard into the operation. This operation is not sensitive to visually ensuring separation.
Separation is guaranteed by the tooling.
The HATT carefully evaluated this activity and addresses potential hazards such as failure to remove screws. The stated scope of the W69 HAR was to exclude consideration of possible parallel maintenance or other operations that could pose a threat to the W69 during dismantlement. There are no planned parallel maintenance and weapon operations. Prior to conducting maintenance in a bay or cell, the weapon should be removed from the area if at all possible. The specific references to plant standards may be provided if necessary.