If they’re cooking RDX (not sure what that chemical is) then do the calculations for energy density over that volume and 116 hours; you’ll see that the measured energy density is at least 10X.
In the US they call it composition 4 or C-4 for short. It was invented in Europe as RDX.
Have no idea what the energy density is. If you know where to find it, it would be interesting...
The RDX was just a off the cuff remark regarding a compound that has a great deal of explosive energy for it’s low weight and volume. about twice that of TNT and it’s totally stable as it is. You can light it on fire and it burns good. Like a powered up up plastic.
But it can be played with to do all sorts of burn rates for different applications. It just no good in space....too cold I guess...
Just saying that I have seen other chemicals with a lot of punch for the size and weight of it and they can be controlled.