Halon replacement eyed by Factory Mutual study.

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, August, 1990

Halon Replacement Eyed By Factory Mutual Study The development of fire suppressants that do not have the ozone-depletion characteristics of halons is the subject of a study that will be undertaken by Factory Mutual Research Corp. A $132,600 contract was awarded to the Norwood, Mass.-based FMRC, the non-profit research arm of Factory Mutual Engineering and Research to conduct a study that will lay the groundwork for a multi-year research project.

The contract was awarded by ICF Incorporated, a Fairfax-Va., based contractor for the Environmental Protection Agency. The FMRC project involves three steps: * A survey of principal users of halon to identify fire protection challenges where halons currently are used and the design details of existing halon...

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