Portable System for the Neutralization of Chemical and Biological Agents

A portable system for the neutralization of chemical and biological agents contained in ammunition and related packages, comprising:

• a main operation and support unit that includes a reservoir defining a labyrinth-shaped chamber that is adapted to contain an emulsion, at least one pump configured to circulate the emulsion through the reservoir, a power source for operating the at least one pump, a controller having a display, a control and operation panel, and a compressed air supply system that includes a compressed air bottle;
• a configuration device that includes two retaining and drilling systems disposed in opposed relation, each retaining and drilling system including a position stabilizer and a helical drill, an actuator operating to move one or the two retaining and drilling system relative to the other, wherein each of the two retaining and drilling systems is adapted to sealably engage a sidewall of a piece or ordnance and to bore a hole therethrough utilizing the respective helical drill such that an interior of the ordnance is fluidly accessible and fluidly connected to an inlet and an outlet of the reservoir via conduits;
• wherein a closed fluid circuit is defined for the emulsion to circulate under power from the at least one pump between the reservoir, fluid conduits supplying the emulsion to one of the two retaining and drilling systems, through an interior of the ordnance, through the second of the two retaining and drilling systems, and through additional fluid conduits to the pump and back through the reservoir.