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A device for protecting flammable fluid reservoirs, or the regions in immediate proximity thereof, from the hazards due to impact and reservoir rupture, and subsequent potential of fire, corrosion or other damage or injury due to contact with reactive fluids. Such impacts may arise from collisions,

A device for protecting flammable fluid reservoirs, or the regions in immediate proximity thereof, from the hazards due to impact and reservoir rupture, and subsequent potential of fire, corrosion or other damage or injury due to contact with reactive fluids. Such impacts may arise from collisions, such as encountered in transportation systems, or structural or thermal failure and/or rupture of components and systems, or separation of system components. Such a device may be formed as a close-fitting shroud over such components, or surrounding fittings and junctions of mating components in such systems, or mounted near the location of such components in the direction of impact or failure. Such a device may have a pattern of pre-scored lines to facilitate break-up of the device upon impact or thermal stress. Upon activation, the device shall discharge material contents that prevent or extinguish fires, neutralize corrosive or caustic materials, or otherwise protect equipment and personnel of the hazards from the protected component or system fluid contents. Such a device may be constructed of more than one individual component to optimize outer surface break-up behavior while accommodating desired cost, thickness and weight goals achievable by the use of other materials that comprise the remaining components of the device.

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1. A hazard control system for a hazardous material container, comprising: a one-piece non-planar shatterable container configured to contain a hazard control material and comprising a first surface and a second surface and comprising a surface area, wherein: the first surface comprises a first mate

1. A hazard control system for a hazardous material container, comprising: a one-piece non-planar shatterable container configured to contain a hazard control material and comprising a first surface and a second surface and comprising a surface area, wherein: the first surface comprises a first material with a first brittleness;the second surface comprises a second material with a second brittleness;a majority of the surface area of the container comprises the first surface and the second surface; anda majority of the first surface is non-planar and configured to substantially conform to and substantially cover a non-planar exterior surface of the hazardous material container. 2. A hazard control system according to claim 1, wherein the first surface of the shatterable container is further configured to conform to the exterior surface of the hazardous material container comprising a fluid reservoir. 3. A hazard control system according to claim 1, wherein the shatterable container further comprises a disk, wherein the disk is configured to at least partially enclose a connection point between an exterior line and the hazardous material container. 4. A hazard control system according to claim 1, further comprising a breaking element configured to be attached to the hazardous material container and disposed adjacent the shatterable container such that the breaking element breaks the shatterable container when a movement of the hazardous material container moves the breaking element by a selected amount relative to the shatterable container. 5. A hazard control system according to claim 4, wherein the shatterable container includes a surface having a scoring coincident with a movement path for the movement of the breaking element relative to the shatterable container. 6. A hazard control system according to claim 1, wherein the hazard control material is configured to reduce at least one of a flammability, a causticity, a toxicity, and a corrosiveness of a hazardous material. 7. A hazard control system according to claim 1, wherein the shatterable container substantially surrounds the hazardous material container. 8. A hazard control system according to claim 7, wherein the hazardous material container includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, and wherein the shatterable container substantially covers at least one of the hazardous material container interior surface and the hazardous material container exterior surface. 9. A container for containing a hazardous material, comprising: a housing configured to contain the hazardous material comprising a three dimensional non-planar surface;a hazard control material; anda one-piece non-planar shatterable container containing the hazard control material and comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein: the first surface comprises a first material with a first brittleness;the second surface comprises a second material with a second brittleness;a majority of the surface area of the shatterable container is formed by the first surface and the second surface; anda majority of the first surface is non-planar and configured to substantially conform to and substantially cover the contoured surface of the housing. 10. A container according to claim 9, wherein the housing comprises a fluid reservoir. 11. A container according to claim 9, wherein the container further comprises a disk, wherein the disk is configured to at least partially enclose a connection point between an exterior line and the housing. 12. A container according to claim 9, further comprising a breaking element configured to be attached to the housing and disposed adjacent the shatterable container such that the breaking element breaks the shatterable container when a movement of the housing moves the breaking element by a selected amount relative to the shatterable container. 13. A container according to claim 12, wherein the shatterable container includes a surface having a scoring along a movement path for the movement of the breaking element relative to the shatterable container. 14. A container according to claim 9, wherein the hazard control material is configured to reduce at least one of a flammability, a causticity, a toxicity, and a corrosiveness of the hazardous material. 15. A container according to claim 9, wherein the shatterable container includes a surface having a scoring. 16. A container according to claim 9, wherein the shatterable container substantially surrounds the housing. 17. A container according to claim 16, wherein the housing includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, and wherein the shatterable container substantially covers at least one of the housing interior surface and the housing exterior surface. 18. A method for controlling a hazard of a hazardous material in a non-planar housing, comprising: securing a one-piece non-planar shatterable to the housing, wherein the shatterable container comprises a first surface with a first brittleness and a second surface with a second brittleness;wherein the shatterable container has a surface area, wherein the majority of the surface area comprises a surface area of the first surface and a surface area of the second surface;wherein a majority of the first surface is non-planar and configured to substantially conform to the housing; anddisposing a hazard control material in the shatterable container. 19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the housing comprises a fluid reservoir. 20. A method according to claim 18, wherein the shatterable container is configured to at least partially enclose a connection point between a fluid line and a reservoir of the housing. 21. A method according to claim 18, further comprising a breaking element configured to be attached to the housing and disposed adjacent the shatterable container such that the breaking element breaks the shatterable container when a movement of the housing moves the breaking element by a selected amount relative to the shatterable container. 22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the shatterable container includes a surface having a scoring along a movement path for the movement of the breaking element relative to the shatterable container. 23. A method according to claim 18, wherein the hazard control material is configured to reduce at least one of a flammability, a causticity, a toxicity, and a corrosiveness of a hazardous material. 24. A method according to claim 18, wherein the shatterable container includes a surface having a scoring.