Introduction to Batteries and Safety: Batteries and Battery Processes. The Nature of Battery Hazards and Accidents. Fundamental Aspects of Battery Safety: Battery Leakage. Ruptures. Explosions. Thermal Runaway. Aqueous Electrolyte Batteries: Primay Batteries. Rechargeable Batteries. Lithium Batteries: Solid Cathode Lithium Systems. Lithium Thionyl Chloride. Lithium Sulfur Dioxide. Other Soluble Depolarizer Lithium Systems. Rechargeable Lithium Systems. High Temperature Systems. Accident Prevention: Safety Evaluations. Aqueous Electrolyte Batteries. Ambient Temperature Lithium Systems. Storage, Transportation, Disposal of Lithium Cells. Definitions and Abbreviations. Appendix. Index.