The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) is destroying the chemical weapons stockpile stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).
The primary destruction process, neutralization, breaks down nerve agent into a wastewater product known as hydrolysate. This wastewater is shipped off site for further processing.
The facility receiving and treating the hydrolysate is Veolia Environmental Services near Port Arthur, Texas.
La planta piloto de destrucción de agentes químicos de Blue Grass (Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant) está destruyendo las armas químicas almacenadas en el Depósito del Ejército de Blue Grass (Blue Grass Army Depot) cerca de Richmond, Kentucky. Una parte de la reserva de agentes químicos se neutraliza, creando un producto de aguas residuales conocido como hidrolizado. Durante las operaciones de la planta, estas aguas residuales se envían desde el depósito a servicios medioambientales de Veolia (Veolia Environmental Services) cerca Port Arthur, Texas para su posterior procesamiento. Para más información, comuníquese con la Oficina de Alcance de Existencias de Sustancias Químicas de Blue Grass (Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office) en bgoutreach@iem.com.
BGCAPP hydrolysate is the product of the neutralization of nerve agent drained from chemical munitions stored at the depot.
The liquid waste has a high pH, making it comparable to a commercial drain cleaner or liquid bleach. Technicians used lab-created hydrolysate to calibrate equipment and prepare for plant operations.
Hydrolysate is a Department of Transportation Class 8 corrosive material, a hazard similar in many ways to other corrosive materials shipped daily in the U.S. and throughout the world. Hydrolysate has been previously shipped from other chemical demilitarization facilities in the U.S. and from BGAD.
All VX nerve agent hydrolysate from the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Indiana was incinerated at Veolia beginning in 2007.
In 2009, 1,000 gallons of GB nerve agent hydrolysate was shipped from Kentucky to the Veolia facility as part of Operation Swift Solution.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado shipped more than 842,000 gallons of mustard agent hydrolysate to Veolia for processing in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
Safety of the workforce, community and environment is a top priority for the project. The utmost care and attention to detail is followed when shipping hydrolysate from BGCAPP. All applicable state laws and Department of Transportation regulations are followed. A permit modification request required prior to the first shipment of hydrolysate was approved by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Sept. 23, 2021.
For more information about hydrolysate shipment, contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (859) 626-8944 or bgoutreach@iem.com.
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) is destroying the chemical weapons stockpile stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).
The primary destruction process, neutralization, breaks down nerve agent into a wastewater product known as hydrolysate. This wastewater will be shipped off-site for further processing.
The facility that will receive and treat the hydrolysate is Veolia Environmental Services near Port Arthur, Texas.
BGCAPP hydrolysate is the product of the neutralization of nerve agent drained from chemical munitions stored at the depot.
The liquid waste has a high pH, making it comparable to a commercial drain cleaner or liquid bleach. Technicians used lab-created hydrolysate to calibrate equipment and prepare for plant operations.
Hydrolysate is a Department of Transportation Class 8 corrosive material, a hazard similar in many ways to other corrosive materials shipped daily in the U.S. and throughout the world. Hydrolysate has been previously shipped from other chemical demilitarization facilities in the U.S. and from BGAD.
All VX nerve agent hydrolysate from the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Indiana was incinerated at Veolia beginning in 2007.
In 2009, 1,000 gallons of GB nerve agent hydrolysate was shipped from Kentucky to the Veolia facility as part of Operation Swift Solution.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado shipped more than 842,000 gallons of mustard agent hydrolysate to Veolia for processing in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
Safety of the workforce, community and environment is a top priority for the project. The utmost care and attention to detail is followed when shipping hydrolysate from BGCAPP. All applicable state laws and Department of Transportation regulations are followed. A permit modification request required prior to the first shipment of hydrolysate was approved by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Sept. 23, 2021.
For more information about hydrolysate shipment, contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (859) 626-8944 or bgoutreach@iem.com.
