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U.S. Army Inspectors Give Pueblo Plant High Marks

Published: March 5, 2020 | Category: PCAPP News, Technology
An operations support worker at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant examines the air tank of a waste operator preparing for a Demilitarization Protective Ensemble entry in the Entry Support Area. The plant recently received high marks from U.S. Department of the Army Inspector General chemical surety inspectors.

An operations support worker at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant examines the air tank of a waste operator preparing for a Demilitarization Protective Ensemble entry in the Entry Support Area. The plant recently received high marks from U.S. Department of the Army Inspector General chemical surety inspectors.

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant received high marks from a recent Department of the Army Inspector General Chemical Surety Inspection.

“They look through safety, operations, accountability, went through our clinic, a lot of our personnel records … and left with a very good report,” said Walton Levi, site project manager, PCAPP, in a recent Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission meeting in Pueblo.

These inspections are completed at the plant every other year, but this Feb. 10-14, 2020, the visit from the inspector general came in an off-year not long after the last visit in April 2019. The surety inspection confirms  workers at the plant are complying with technical, health, safety, accountability, security and reliability standards and procedures.

“The fact is, we don’t have to get ready for the inspections – we are always ready,” said Ken Harrawood, project manager, Bechtel Pueblo Team.

“We’re inspection-ready every day because we never know who’s going to come knocking,” Levi agreed. “It could be the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, it could be somebody out of one of the various government agencies. But we’re always ready.”

“The way we performed during this inspection proves that we are laser-focused on safety in the plant,” said Bill McCune, surety and security manager, PCAPP.

PCAPP Technology Articles

  • A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant operator prepares for the demolition phase of the site by going through training.

    Robotic Technology to Aid in Pueblo Plant Demolition

    Published: March 14, 2023
  • A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant worker lifts a rejected munition overpacked in a Single Round Container. The remaining lot of more than 420 rejected projectiles will be destroyed as part of a final overpack campaign, pending approval by state regulators.

    Pueblo Plant on Path to Final Destruction of Rejected Projectiles

    Published: March 1, 2023
  • Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technicians remove a cover from the first pallet of 4.2-inch mortar rounds destroyed at the Static Detonation Chamber complex site on Feb. 19, 2022.

    Pueblo Plant Approved to Fully Operate Static Detonation Chambers

    Published: February 8, 2023
  • A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technician and baseline reconfiguration team member removes the rear assembly from a 4.2-inch mortar round in June of 2020. The plant received state approval Jan. 20 to destroy the HT 4.2-inch mortars in the main plant using Improved Cavity Access Machines.

    Full Approval Granted, Pueblo Plant Destroying First of Two Mortar Types

    Published: January 30, 2023
  • Two members of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s Static Detonation Chamber crew unload 4.2-inch mortar rounds for elimination on December 7 as part of the complex’s best two months of destruction numbers for this category of munitions.

    Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Complex Marks Best Month

    Published: January 18, 2023
  • A PCAPP crew assesses a pallet of 4.2-inch mortar rounds as part of the start of the second phase of the final campaign in the elimination of the Colorado Chemical weapons stockpile, which began on Dec. 1 using improved technology.

    Pueblo Plant Begins Second Phase of Final Destruction Campaign

    Published: December 8, 2022
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