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The NATO Partnership for Peace, PfP, assists PfP nations destroy anti-personnel mines and other light weapons. The Program considers projects on a case-by-case basis. Nations must agree to follow the NATO process of creating a feasibility study, proposing and outlining a means of completing the project, and agreeing on full disclosure of stockpile details during the completion of the project. This paper gives further details of the role of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency, which operates as the organising force in demilitarization.

This is an introduction into the theme of military base conversion and demilitarization. The background of the Cold War shows how the risks have changed over the past few decades. This artile helps to understand the situation that Azerbaijan now faces with a surplus of operational and deployment resources.

This paper describes the uses and properties of three chemicals stored in Azerbaijan: melanj, samine, and isopropyl nitrate. These three chemicals have historically been used in the manufacturing of liquid ballistic missiles. Also included in this report is a description of how the liquid complements and mechanics of the rocket function to launch the missile.

The rocket fuel components melanj, samine, and isonite (isopropyl nitrate) are stored in various places in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The amounts stored in two military depots at Alyat and Mingechevir may amount to nearly 2 million kilograms. Melanj is a nitric acid based chemical, samine is a mixture of xylidine and triethlyamine, and the additive isonite is a product of alcohol and nitric acid.

Throughout human history we have know that substances from the earth can bring helpful or harmful effects when ingested by humans. The fine line separating and pharmacon from a poison is dosage. This paper gives a brief introduction into the way the human body deals with toxic in take. Special attention is given to the components of binary and singular rocket fuel systems.

The storage of liquid missile propellants, namely Melanj (oxidizer consisting of nitric acid and nitrous oxides), Samine (mixture of equal parts of xylidine and triethylamine) and Isonite (isopropyl nitrate) in Azerbaijan is discussed in this paper. Recent storage conditions, the amounts of chemicals stored, the environmental factors and human geography at the two major storage facilities and chemical properties of the substances are combined for a preliminary risk assessment. Recommendations of necessary actions with respect to public and environmental safety are given.

An Engineering Process for treatment of rocket fuels and oxidizers is developed. This process includes establishing design criteria, selecting alternatives for each waste stream, and evaluating each alternative versus each criteria for the design. Recommendations re presented for each of the five waste streams.

The Ukrainian firm Stroom has been working for more than five years on the neutralization and destruction of liquid rocket fuels. It has worked on projects with the United States Department of Defense as well as completing projects in Russia and Moldova. This report describes Stroom’s successful destruction of the Moldavian stock piles of melanj and samine and suggests applications for the situation in Azerbaijan..

This case study recounts the successful destruction of melanj and samine stockpiles in the Republic of Georgia. This project was supported by the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. A method of neutralization developed by Avtandil Dolidze was able to create a bi-product which could safely be used as agricultural fertilizer to grow corn on Georgian soils.

The destruction of the Moldavian stockpiles of malanj was completed in 2002 through a NAMSA project with the Netherlands as the lead nation. Private firms were invited to apply to carry out the melanj disposal and in the end the Brittish firm John Brown was awarded the contract. This report describes the practical aspects of this melanj disposal and how it was finally completed.