Blue Grass Plant Has Historic Year in 2023
Topped by the destruction of the final chemical weapons stored in Kentucky, workers at the Blue Grass plant reached a series of milestones in 2023.
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Metal Parts Treater Boosting Safety, Efficiency During Blue Grass Closure
A tool that was important during the destruction of chemical weapons is proving just as valuable for safety and efficiency as workers decommission the Blue Grass main plant during the closure phase.
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Monthly Recap – November 2023
A brief overview of what happened at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in November 2023.
Atkins to Act as Interim Program Executive Officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program
The former Chief of Staff at the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons program has been selected to serve in the role of Program Executive Officer until the position is permanently filled.
Program Head Retires with Honors and Recognition
Federal officials, family members and other well-wishers gathered Nov. 15 to celebrate the retirement of Michael S. Abaie, the man responsible for guiding the U.S. program to successfully destroy the remaining declared U.S. chemical weapons stockpile.
Transportation Containers Readied for Dispositioning
Stainless-steel containers used to safely transport chemical weapons from storage on the Blue Grass Army Depot to the Blue Grass plant are ready to be dispositioned now that the munitions at the depot have been destroyed.
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Monthly Recap – October 2023
A brief overview of what happened at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in October 2023.
Key Tool in Closure Process Begins Operations at Blue Grass
A Static Detonation Chamber, known as the SDC 1200, destroyed the first containerized rocket warheads on Oct.25 that had been previously drained of VX nerve agent in the Blue Grass main plant.
Community Celebrates Destruction of Final Chemical Weapons Stockpile in Kentucky, Nation
Community members gathered with government officials and Blue Grass plant staff in Richmond, Kentucky, to commemorate the destruction of the last declared chemical weapons stockpile in Kentucky and the nation Oct. 11.
Arms Control Seminar Features Chemical Demilitarization Achievement
A senior Department of Defense official and community leaders discussed the recent elimination of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile during a webinar sponsored by the Arms Control Association and the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Sept. 29.