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  • § 555.220 Table of separation distances of ammonium nitrate and blasting agents from explosives or blasting agents.

    |Donor weight (pounds)|Over|Not over|Minimum separation distance of acceptor from donor when barricaded (ft.)|Ammonium nitrate|Blasting agent|Minimum thickness of artificial barricades (in.)| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||100|3|11|12| |100|300|4|14|12| |300|600|5|18|12| |600|1,000|6|22|12| |1,000|1,600|7|25|12| |1,600|2,000|8|29|12| |2,000|3,000|9|32|15| |3,000|4,000|10|36|15| |4,000|6,000|11|40|15| |6,000|8,000|12|43|20| |8,000|10,000|13|47|20| |10,000|12,000|14|50|20| |12,000|16,000|15|54|25| |16,000|20,000|16|58|25| |20,000|25,000|18|65|25| |25,000|30,000|19|68|30| |30,000|35,000|20|72|30| |35,000|40,000|21|76|30| |40,000|45,000|22|79|35| |45,000|50,000|23|83|35| |50,000|55,000|24|86|35| |55,000|60,000|25|90|35| |60,000|70,000|26|94|40| |70,000|80,000|28|101|40| |80,000|90,000|30|108|40| |90,000|100,000|32|115|40| |100,000|120,000|34|122|50| |120,000|140,000|37|133|50| |140,000|160,000|40|144|50| |160,000|180,000|44|158|50| |180,000|200,000|48|173|50| |200,000|220,000|52|187|60| |220,000|250,000|56|202|60| |250,000|275,000|60|216|60| |275,000|300,000|64|230|60|

  • § 555.11 Meaning of terms.

    Blasting agent. Any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer, that is intended for blasting and not otherwise defined as an explosive; if the finished product, as mixed for use or shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a number 8 test blasting cap when unconfined. A number 8 test blasting cap is one containing 2 grams of a mixture of 80 percent mercury fulminate and 20 percent potassium chlorate, or a blasting cap of equivalent strength. An equivalent strength cap comprises 0.40-0.45 grams of PETN base charge pressed in an aluminum shell with bottom thickness not to exceed to 0.03 of an inch, to a specific gravity of not less than 1.4 g/cc., and primed with standard weights of primer depending on the manufacturer.

  • § 555.180 Prohibitions relating to unmarked plastic explosives.

    (a) No person shall manufacture any plastic explosive that does not contain a detection agent.

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