Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Research on Transition Phenomena to Aid in Improving Safety of Explosives
February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021
LIVERMORE, California, Feb. 17 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release:
On Aug. 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked Lebanon's capital of Beirut, sending shockwaves through the city and shattering windows, reducing some buildings to rubble and killing at least 200 people. Officials have since traced the blast to a stockpile of more than 2,500 tons of confiscated ammonium nitrate stored in a port warehouse.
On Aug. 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked Lebanon's capital of Beirut, sending shockwaves through the city and shattering windows, reducing some buildings to rubble and killing at least 200 people. Officials have since traced the blast to a stockpile of more than 2,500 tons of confiscated ammonium nitrate stored in a port warehouse.