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      Mission: Destroy Chemical Weapons Stockpile

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When Nature Calls: Bobcat Mother Nests at Explosive Destruction System Site

Published: July 14, 2015 | Category: Environnment, PCAPP News
Mama bobcat and her babies had little impact on PCAPP EDS operations aside from garnering some attention while the generator was serviced.

Mama bobcat and her babies had little impact on PCAPP EDS operations aside from garnering some attention while the generator was serviced.

Three bobcat kittens huddled together.

Three bobcat kittens huddled together.

During the spring of 2015, a bobcat gave birth near the backup generator at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System (PCAPP EDS).

After a few days, the bobcat moved her kittens, which is normal for many bobcat mothers. When workers at the PCAPP EDS site noticed the bobcat climbing the fence, they opened the gate to make the move a little easier.

At last report, all three kittens survived. According to Clark Jones, cultural and natural resource manager, the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot provided good conditions last year for prey survival (such as rabbits, prairie dogs, and rodents) and he expects that to continue this year. “This will probably lead to higher than average survival for bobcat young as there will be an abundance of food,” Clark said.

More PCAPP Environment Articles

  • Pueblo Plant Operating Under Final Hazardous Waste Permit

    Pueblo Plant Operating Under Final Hazardous Waste Permit

    Published: October 1, 2020
  • Dry asphalt outside the Static Detonation Chamber units signifies another completion milestone for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant

    Paving Complete at Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Site

    Published: August 19, 2020
  • An ordnance technician uses a lift-assist device at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant to place a 155mm projectile containing mustard agent onto a conveyor belt in the Enhanced Reconfiguration Building. Munitions are transported into the Explosion Containment Room for the removal of explosives. July 2020 saw the plant hit a new record number of munitions processed, with 15,400 155mm projectiles eliminated from the stockpile.

    Pueblo Plant Sets Processing Record in July

    Published: August 10, 2020
  • The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s three Static Detonation Chamber units are now completely assembled. Preparations such as cleanup and paving continue for startup later in 2020.

    Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Assembly Complete

    Published: August 10, 2020
  • Ordnance technicians on the baseline reconfiguration team at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant remove 4.2-inch mortar rounds

    Flexible Workforce Shifts With Campaigns

    Published: July 23, 2020
  • The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant uses neutralization followed by biotreatment to eliminate the remaining U.S. chemical weapons stockpile in Colorado. The team has applied for a final permit that will govern the operation of the main plant.

    Public Comments Open on Pueblo Plant Permit

    Published: July 23, 2020
  • An ordnance technician uses a lift-assist device at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant to place a 155mm projectile containing mustard agent onto a conveyor belt in the Enhanced Reconfiguration Building.

    Pueblo Plant Achieves Monthly Processing Record

    Published: July 16, 2020
  • A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technician and baseline reconfiguration team member remove the rear assembly from a 4.2-inch mortar round. The plant has completed this campaign and the rounds will be destroyed in Static Detonation Chamber units.

    Baseline Reconfiguration of 4.2-Inch Mortar Rounds Complete

    Published: June 24, 2020
  • The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot will use propelling charge canisters from U.S. Navy stock to reinforce the storage of reject munitions safely packed away for later destruction in Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.

    Reject Munitions Continue Safe Storage With Resourceful Solution

    Published: June 11, 2020
  • Sprung structures, the tension fabric coverings that will protect the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s three Static Detonation Chamber units, are now complete.

    Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Units Covered, Energized

    Published: June 10, 2020
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