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PEPCON rocket fuel plant disaster.The plant manufactured an oxidizer called Ammonium Perchlorate. Ammonium Perchlorate is not in itself a fuel but a key component. It will however explode if heated to a high temperature in a confined space.Henderson, NevadaMay 4, 198804/22/07 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: elementc

Length: 02:04
Rating: 4.67
Views: 949769

Tags: accident  disaster  explosion  fuel  henderson  nevada  PEPCON  plant  rocket  

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aschuhart (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It was estimated equivalent to 250 tons of TNT. That's .25 of a kiloton (kiloton equaling 1,000 tons of TNT).
theplaystationfans (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yh i saw a documentary about this last year death to all people that go lol at this
lylix123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
0:18 over and over = lol lol lol
artgoat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
There were nine million pounds of Perchlorate stored there at the time of the fire, or 4.5 kilotons of perchlorate, not all of which exploded at once (a lot just burned).
arles230 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
true, You're right: 0.5 Megaton would have destroyed half country! Is 1 kiloton.
FluffySquirrel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Two people were killed - a worker in a wheelchair who was unable to evacuate the building quickly enough, and the man who stayed to call 911.
FluffySquirrel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You are incorrect. The explosive yield was 1 kiloton.
KoToTTeC (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nihuya pizdonulo
plane15man (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wow, the building by the explosion got vaporized
arles230 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yes 0.5 megaton + / -

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