A strategy is formulated on how ammonium nitrate safety may be improved with regards to explosions. It is shown that, for ammonium nitrate in storage or in transport (as distinguished from manufacturing activities), there has been only one cause of explosions—uncontrolled fire. It is also identified that, given an uncontrolled fire impinging on a stock of ammonium nitrate, there is a 30% probability of explosion and a 15% probability of loss of life. These facts then clearly indicate that eliminating the potential for uncontrolled fires will eliminate the potential for explosion of ammonium nitrate in storage or in transport. It is shown that precluding the potential for fires is not difficult, given appropriate building construction and operating procedures. Finally, some additional safety factors are identified, as are safety factors which have been proposed, but are not technically sound.

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消防安全是硝酸铵爆炸安全的关键

制定了关于如何提高硝酸铵在爆炸方面的安全性的策略。研究表明，对于储存或运输中的硝酸铵（与制造活动不同），只有一种爆炸原因——失控的火灾。还确定，如果不受控制的火灾影响硝酸铵库存，则有 30% 的爆炸概率和 15% 的生命损失概率。这些事实清楚地表明，消除不受控制的火灾的可能性将消除硝酸铵在储存或运输过程中发生爆炸的可能性。事实表明，在适当的建筑施工和操作程序下，排除潜在的火灾并不困难。最后，确定了一些额外的安全因素，