What is the maximum amount of bagged ammonium nitrate that may be stored without a sprinkler system?

What is the maximum amount of bagged ammonium nitrate that may be stored without a sprinkler system?

• A. 1,000 tons
• B. 2,500 tons
• C. 5,000 tons
• D. 3,000 tons

Answer: (B)

A storage quantity limit determines when sprinkler protection is required for ammonium nitrate. The maximum amount you can store without automatic sprinklers is two thousand five hundred tons. Keeping at or below this amount avoids the sprinkler requirement, while storing more would necessitate a sprinkler system to reduce fire and explosion risk. The other listed amounts fall either below the limit (permissible without sprinklers) or above it (requiring sprinklers).

A storage quantity limit determines when sprinkler protection is required for ammonium nitrate. The maximum amount you can store without automatic sprinklers is two thousand five hundred tons. Keeping at or below this amount avoids the sprinkler requirement, while storing more would necessitate a sprinkler system to reduce fire and explosion risk. The other listed amounts fall either below the limit (permissible without sprinklers) or above it (requiring sprinklers).