Abstract: A portable neutron spectrometer/kerma-rate meter for the measurement of the fast neutron component of mixed n-.gamma. fields in the 1 to 15 MeV neutron energy range. The system includes an organic scintillation detector, pulse shape discrimination circuitry, a 1.4 .mu.sec multichannel analyzer, an 8-bit microcomputer, and appropriate displays. The instrument is capable of both gathering and processing recoil-proton pulse-height data in the field.

Abstract: A portable high-speed neutron spectrometer consisting of an organic scintillator, a true zero-crossing pulse shape discriminator, a 1 MHz conversion-rate multichannel analyzer, an 8-bit microcomputer, and appropriate displays. The device can be used to measure neutron energy spectra and kerma rate in intense n-.gamma. radiation fields in which the neutron energy is from 0.5 to 15 MeV.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an explosives storage container for absorbing and containing the blast, fragments and detonation products from a possible detonation of a contained explosive. The container comprises a layer of distended material having sufficient thickness to convert a portion of the kinetic energy of the explosion into thermal energy therein. A continuous wall of steel sufficiently thick to absorb most of the remaining kinetic energy by stretching and expanding, thereby reducing the momentum of detonation products and high velocity fragments, surrounds the layer of distended material. A crushable layer surrounds the continuous steel wall and accommodates the stretching and expanding thereof, transmitting a moderate load to the outer enclosure. These layers reduce the forces of the explosion and the momentum of the products thereof to zero. The outer enclosure comprises a continuous pressure wall enclosing all of the layers.