Potential blast shelters are existing structures or geological features exhibiting blast-protective properties that have potential to be used for protection from blasts.ĭesign Blast doors in a missile control bunker at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Dual-purpose blast shelters are existing structures with blast-protective properties that have been modified to accommodate people seeking protection from blasts. Dedicated blast shelters are built specifically for the purpose of blast protection (see bunker). There are above-ground, below-ground, dedicated, dual-purpose, and potential blast shelters. It is also possible for a shelter to protect from both blasts and fallout.īlast shelters are a vital form of protection from nuclear attacks and are employed in civil defense.
It differs from a fallout shelter, in that its main purpose is to protect from shock waves and overpressure instead of from radioactive precipitation, as a fallout shelter does. A blast shelter is a place where people can go to protect themselves from blasts and explosions, like those from bombs, or in hazardous worksites, such as on oil and gas refineries or petrochemical facilities.
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