Military Munitions Rule Awareness
Training Course Exam
A munition that becomes the subject of an urgent NAR and must be disposed is
considered waste ________. - ANSWER-As soon as the Urgent NAR is issued
A munitions item does not become a waste until the intent for it is disposal. - ANSWER-
TRUE
A solid waste can be a: - ANSWER-All of the above
An additional requirement for storing waste military munitions under conditional
exemption is: - ANSWER-You must have a DDESB approved site plan
Before we can determine if the MR applies we must first determine if the item is: -
ANSWER-All of the above
During test operation, a warhead malfunctions and is removed from the range/test site.
The warhead is a ______ munition. - ANSWER-Used
EOD can declare situations that ________, but they still pose an "imminent and
substantial endangerment to human health or the environment" as _____ emergency
response. - ANSWER-Do not pose an immediate threat; level 2
Flashing, crushing, or shredding of military munitions (including UXO and munitions
fragments) on operational ranges is considered _______ and are ________. -
ANSWER-Intended use; not waste management
Foreign military munitions are subject to MRIP when they have been: - ANSWER-All of
the above
How does EPA define hazardous waste? - ANSWER-Those that are specifically listed
as such, and those that possess hazardous characteristics
If the state has adopted Conditional Exemption for transportation and storage, what two
environmental shipping options would the installation be able to use? - ANSWER-Full
RCRA and Conditional Exemption for transportation
In RDT&E, the test plan should document how used munitions will be managed and at
which point ________. - ANSWER-They become waste
Military munitions that land off an operational range as a result of use become WMM if: -
ANSWER-The are not promptly rendered safe or retrieved
, NARS are issued to: - ANSWER-All of the above
NARS can be used to reclassify an unused munitions item into condition code V. This
denotes what? - ANSWER-That it has gone through the DDA process and has been
declared a waste military munition
Records of all EOD incidents must be maintained for __________. - ANSWER-3 years
T or F? A characteristic hazardous waste is a solid waste that exhibits any of the
following: ignitability, corrosively, reactivity, or toxicity. - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? A munition that is the subject of an Urgent NAR is a WMM. - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? All states have to adopt the MR as it is a national standards, i.e they must adopt
it "as is" with no amendments - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? An ordnance test plan should clearly identify the generation point of any waste. -
ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? CE transportation is exempt from all documentation requirements - ANSWER-
FALSE
T or F? Civilian munitions recovered from ASP Amnesty Boxes are eligible for MR
exemptions. - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? During range clearance activities, burial is a best management practice for
managing range scrap and UXOs. - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? If a misfire or dud is transferred off-range for the purpose of an investigation, it
is not immediately considered a waste. - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? Munitions stockpiled for operations or training are waste, despite what their
condition code may state. - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? Range clearance activities should be scheduled and documented to identify
which ranges were swept, when, by whom, and what items were destroyed - ANSWER-
TRUE
T or F? RCRA only regulates the final disposal of waste - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? Scrap metal can be excluded and exempted from RCRA - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? Scrap metal collected from the range is eligible for a scrap metal exclusion from
RCRA if the materials are formally documented and deemed safe. - ANSWER-TRUE
Training Course Exam
A munition that becomes the subject of an urgent NAR and must be disposed is
considered waste ________. - ANSWER-As soon as the Urgent NAR is issued
A munitions item does not become a waste until the intent for it is disposal. - ANSWER-
TRUE
A solid waste can be a: - ANSWER-All of the above
An additional requirement for storing waste military munitions under conditional
exemption is: - ANSWER-You must have a DDESB approved site plan
Before we can determine if the MR applies we must first determine if the item is: -
ANSWER-All of the above
During test operation, a warhead malfunctions and is removed from the range/test site.
The warhead is a ______ munition. - ANSWER-Used
EOD can declare situations that ________, but they still pose an "imminent and
substantial endangerment to human health or the environment" as _____ emergency
response. - ANSWER-Do not pose an immediate threat; level 2
Flashing, crushing, or shredding of military munitions (including UXO and munitions
fragments) on operational ranges is considered _______ and are ________. -
ANSWER-Intended use; not waste management
Foreign military munitions are subject to MRIP when they have been: - ANSWER-All of
the above
How does EPA define hazardous waste? - ANSWER-Those that are specifically listed
as such, and those that possess hazardous characteristics
If the state has adopted Conditional Exemption for transportation and storage, what two
environmental shipping options would the installation be able to use? - ANSWER-Full
RCRA and Conditional Exemption for transportation
In RDT&E, the test plan should document how used munitions will be managed and at
which point ________. - ANSWER-They become waste
Military munitions that land off an operational range as a result of use become WMM if: -
ANSWER-The are not promptly rendered safe or retrieved
, NARS are issued to: - ANSWER-All of the above
NARS can be used to reclassify an unused munitions item into condition code V. This
denotes what? - ANSWER-That it has gone through the DDA process and has been
declared a waste military munition
Records of all EOD incidents must be maintained for __________. - ANSWER-3 years
T or F? A characteristic hazardous waste is a solid waste that exhibits any of the
following: ignitability, corrosively, reactivity, or toxicity. - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? A munition that is the subject of an Urgent NAR is a WMM. - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? All states have to adopt the MR as it is a national standards, i.e they must adopt
it "as is" with no amendments - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? An ordnance test plan should clearly identify the generation point of any waste. -
ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? CE transportation is exempt from all documentation requirements - ANSWER-
FALSE
T or F? Civilian munitions recovered from ASP Amnesty Boxes are eligible for MR
exemptions. - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? During range clearance activities, burial is a best management practice for
managing range scrap and UXOs. - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? If a misfire or dud is transferred off-range for the purpose of an investigation, it
is not immediately considered a waste. - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? Munitions stockpiled for operations or training are waste, despite what their
condition code may state. - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? Range clearance activities should be scheduled and documented to identify
which ranges were swept, when, by whom, and what items were destroyed - ANSWER-
TRUE
T or F? RCRA only regulates the final disposal of waste - ANSWER-FALSE
T or F? Scrap metal can be excluded and exempted from RCRA - ANSWER-TRUE
T or F? Scrap metal collected from the range is eligible for a scrap metal exclusion from
RCRA if the materials are formally documented and deemed safe. - ANSWER-TRUE
