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      Mission: The safe elimination of chemical weapons at Pueblo and Blue Grass by Sept. 30, 2023

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The official party sits on stage during introductions provided by the facilitator for the Elimination of All VX Nerve Agent Weapons in the U.S. Stockpile event in Richmond, Kentucky, June 8.

Kentucky Event Highlights End of VX Weapons in U.S.

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, People | Comments are Closed | 21 June, 2022 | 0

Government officials, project personnel and citizens gathered in Richmond, Kentucky, to recognize the elimination of all VX nerve agent weapons in the U.S. stockpile June 8.

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Monthly Recap – May 2022

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Monthly Recap | Comments are Closed | 31 May, 2022 | 0

A brief overview of what happened at BGCAPP in May 2022.

Entrants in Demilitarization Protective Ensembles work to decontaminate a portion of the Munitions Washout System room at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant where VX nerve agent projectiles were destroyed in early 2021. This work is being done in the changeover period between the destruction of the VX M55 rockets and the start of the GB nerve agent M55 rockets. (Portions of this photograph have been blurred in accordance with Department of Defense guidelines.)

Changeover Period Begins at Blue Grass Plant

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 31 May, 2022 | 0

With the completion of VX nerve-agent M55 rocket destruction April 19, the Blue Grass plant has shifted into a three-month changeover period to prepare the facility for GB rocket destruction.

An operator guides the removal of the last two pallets of VX M55 rockets from a protective transport container within the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant April 15. An event marking the elimination of VX nerve agent weapons from the U.S. stockpile will be held June 8 in Richmond, Kentucky.

Special Event for Chemical Weapons Destruction Followed by Public Meeting June 8

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, People | Comments are Closed | 31 May, 2022 | 0

The Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) will hold a public event recognizing the destruction of all VX nerve agent weapons in the U.S. stockpile on Wednesday, June 8, at 1 p.m.

Workers install portions of the automated loading system for the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) 2000 in the SDC 2000 Enclosure Building April 4. This equipment will take the place of human munitions handlers in loading containerized or overpacked munitions and components into the chamber for destruction.

State Regulator Approves Two Blue Grass Permit Modifications

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Environment | Comments are Closed | 23 May, 2022 | 0

State officials approved two major hazardous waste permit modifications April 15 for the operation of the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber, or SDC, units.

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Monthly Recap – April 2022

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Monthly Recap | Comments are Closed | 2 May, 2022 | 0

A brief overview of what happened at BGCAPP in April 2022.

Operators move M55 rockets containing VX nerve agent from a pallet to a transfer cart to begin the destruction process at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant April 15, 2022.

Entire U.S. Stockpile of VX Nerve Agent Eliminated

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 20 April, 2022 | 0

The last M55 rocket containing VX nerve agent was destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, or BGCAPP, April 19.

Workers remove used carbon filters from the Blue Grass Explosive Destruction Technology air filtration system for disposal as hazardous waste.

Teamwork Key to Removing Used Carbon Filters

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Environment | Comments are Closed | 19 April, 2022 | 0

A multi-disciplinary team safely removed used carbon filters from the air filtration system in the Blue Grass Explosive Destruction Technology facility.

Members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council view a Blue Grass plant update from a conference room at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, March 21.

U.S. Chemical Demilitarization Transparency Event Held for International Organization

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, PEO ACWA Program News | Comments are Closed | 31 March, 2022 | 0

Members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council attended a Chemical Demilitarization Transparency Event focused on destruction progress at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and hosted online by the U.S. March 21-22.

BGCAPP Monthly Recap – March 2022

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Monthly Recap | Comments are Closed | 31 March, 2022 | 0

A brief overview of what happened at BGCAPP in March 2022.

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