The net explosive quantity (NEQ), also known as net explosive content (NEC) or net explosive weight (NEW), of a shipment of
munition
Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weapo ...
s,
fireworks or similar products is the total
mass of the contained
explosive substances, without the packaging, casings, bullets etc. It also includes the mass of the
TNT-equivalent of all contained energetic substances.
Net explosive weight
'' DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms'', accessed 21 March 2008
The NEQ is often stated on shipment containers for safety purposes.
See also
* TNT equivalent
References
Explosives
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