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Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber Processes Test Munitions

Published: May 22, 2019 | Category: BGCAPP Videos, Systemization Videos

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) Explosive Destruction Technology (EDT) workers are conducting full-scale tests with inert, or test, projectiles. Munitions handlers practice unloading test projectiles from pallets and then place them into boxes for processing in the Static Detonation Chamber. EDT Control Room operators monitor the system as the box is loaded into the chamber where munitions are heated under pressure until they deflagrate. These tests demonstrate how BGCAPP is making final preparations for operations.

More BGCAPP Videos

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    June 8 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission/CDCAB Meeting (2022)

    Published: June 10, 2022
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    June 8 Elimination of All VX Nerve Agent Weapons in the U.S. Stockpile Event

    Published: June 9, 2022
  • Blue Grass Plant Completes VX Rocket Destruction Campaign

    Blue Grass Plant Completes VX Rocket Destruction Campaign

    Published: May 2, 2022
  • In May 2021, the last nerve agent projectile was destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP).

    Projectile Line Undergoes Decontamination

    Published: April 1, 2022
  • March 9 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission/CDCAB Meeting (2022)

    March 9 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission/CDCAB Meeting (2022)

    Published: March 10, 2022
  • Dec. 8 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission/CDCAB Meeting (2021)

    Dec. 8 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission/CDCAB Meeting (2021)

    Published: December 9, 2021
  • Kentucky Chemical Weapons Destruction: 2021 Year in Review

    Kentucky Chemical Weapons Destruction: 2021 Year in Review

    Published: December 8, 2021
  • Campaign Complete: End of Mustard-Agent Projectiles in Kentucky

    Campaign Complete: End of Mustard-Agent Projectiles in Kentucky

    Published: October 5, 2021
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