Request to Revise Monitoring Levels Open for Public Comment
Citizens are invited to comment on an environmental permit modification request to revise stack monitoring levels when a facility returns to service at the Blue Grass plant later this year.
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Blue Grass Worker-Led Program Helps the Environment
Increasing involvement in a Blue Grass worker-led recycling program is helping the environment and providing lasting benefits to organizers and participants.
Permit Modification Request to Increase Feed Rate Open to Public Comment
The public is invited to comment on a permit modification request to support the destruction of GB nerve agent rocket warheads at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
Approval Sought to Fully Operate Pueblo Detonation Chambers
Pueblo plant operators are seeking the Colorado state health department’s approval to operate the Static Detonation Chamber complex at full capacity after months of environmental testing and analysis.
Blue Grass Plant Marks Secondary Waste Destruction Milestone
The Blue Grass plant completed one year of hydrolysate shipments Oct. 7.
Public Comment Sought on Blue Grass Permit Modification
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, or KDEP, is reviewing a Class 2 permit modification request related to a GB nerve agent M55 rocket processing change at the Blue Grass plant. The request asks that the plant be allowed to use an increased air-monitoring clearance level for the release of containerized, agent-drained rocket warhead skids …
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State Regulator Approves Two Blue Grass Permit Modifications
State officials approved two major hazardous waste permit modifications April 15 for the operation of the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber, or SDC, units.
Teamwork Key to Removing Used Carbon Filters
A multi-disciplinary team safely removed used carbon filters from the air filtration system in the Blue Grass Explosive Destruction Technology facility.
Former Mustard Destruction Facility Passes Crucial Test
The facility responsible for destroying all the mustard-agent projectiles at the Blue Grass plant passed a final air-monitoring test to allow workers to safely open the building to install equipment for the next activity.
Comment Period Open for Public Input on Draft Environmental Permit
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, or KDEP, has tentatively approved and released for public notice two modifications to the existing hazardous waste permit for the Blue Grass plant.