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Workers guide a stand-by diesel generator as it is lifted by a crane in preparation for placement on its foundation at the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber 2000 site Jan. 11. During operations, this generator will provide back-up power in the event of a total power outage.

From Tents to Today, a Year at the New Site

Development of the new Static Detonation Chamber 2000 site at the Blue Grass plant is rapidly progressing.

An electrician installs a temporary power circuit during construction work for the Static Detonation Chamber 1200 at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Oct. 21.

Facility Prepared to Process Drained Rocket Warheads

Now that the mustard munitions campaign is complete, workers are changing the Explosive Destruction Technology into a facility that will process drained nerve agent warheads.

Workers position the Static Detonation Chamber 2000 thermal oxidizer, part of the off-gas treatment system, on its foundation at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in February.

Equipment Placement Continues Despite Harsh Weather

Workers placed key equipment at the Blue Grass plant’s Static Detonation Chamber 2000 site Feb. 9 even as the area was gripped by winter weather.

A crew offloads a 67-ton thermal oxidizer for the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber 2000 from a specialized trailer Dec. 11. During operations, the thermal oxidizer system will cleanse gases from the destruction process.

Experts Make Big Lift Look Easy

A team of experts lifted one of the larger deliveries to the Blue Grass site from a trailer and placed it in a laydown area Dec. 11.

The Blue Grass Army Depot’s Reach Stack Container Handler places a shipping container filled with support equipment for the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) 2000 off-gas treatment system on the SDC 2000 site Nov. 10. The depot’s assistance made light work of what would have been a more-involved activity.

Depot Workers Assist with Heavy Lifting

Blue Grass Army Depot workers lent Blue Grass project personnel a hand to help off-load and place shipping containers on the Static Detonation Chamber 2000 site Nov. 10.

An operator in a front-end loader places crushed rock around the bottom of the membrane covering the Static Detonation Chamber 2000 Earth-Covered Magazine at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Nov. 6. During operations, this structure will safely store munitions awaiting destruction in the detonation chamber.

Construction Progressing on Storage Magazine

Workers completed the latest step in the construction of the Earth-Covered Magazine for the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber 2000 Nov. 6.

Workers place the first concrete on the Static Detonation Chamber 2000 site at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant March 9, 2020. The placement is for foundation footers for the site's Personnel Support Building.

First Concrete Placed at New Site

Workers placed concrete on the new Static Detonation Chamber 2000 site for the first time March 9.

A Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant worker fills an excavated area with crushed limestone on the Waste Transfer Station site. The station will provide a storage and shipping area for waste leaving the plant during operations.

Construction Begins on Blue Grass Waste Transfer Station

Team members began site work for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s (BGCAPP) Waste Transfer Station (WTS) in July.

Workers install the first structural steel on the Explosive Destruction Technology Enclosure Building (EEB) at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Dec. 29, 2015. The EEB will house the Static Detonation Chamber that is slated to destroy the mustard munitions in the Blue Grass stockpile.

First Structural Steel Goes Up on Blue Grass Explosive Destruction Technology Enclosure Building

Workers installed the first structural steel for the Explosive Destruction Technology (EDT) Enclosure Building (EEB) at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) Dec. 29.

A Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant worker prepares forms for a concrete roof placement on the Explosive Destruction Technology Service Magazine Nov. 30.

Blue Grass Team Makes Progress at Explosive Destruction Technology Site

The Blue Grass Explosive Destruction Technology (EDT) site is now recognizable following the placement of structure foundations and construction of the shell of the EDT Service Magazine.

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