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Total Containment Vessels


AEL Category: 02. Explosive Device Mitigation and Remediation Equipment

AEL Title: Vessel, Containment

AEL Number: 02EX-00-TCVV

SAVER Project: Total Containment Vessels

Total containment vessels are fully enclosed containers designed to safely secure, transport, and test explosive devices in order to protect critical assets. Responders use these vessels to protect people, property, and the environment from primary and secondary fragmentation and gas that generally result from the detonation of an explosive device.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

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Total Containment Vessels Market Survey Report (July 2014) PDF 810.71 KB
Total Containment Vessels TechNote (January 2015) PDF 379.65 KB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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