Events - Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives

Operators perform site work for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s first Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) in 2015. With Temporary Authorization Request approval in early September, workers can now start site preparation for the project’s second SDC.

Plant Receives Approval to Begin Site Preparation

The Blue Grass plant received state approval in early September to begin work for the proposed second Static Detonation Chamber.

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Munitions handlers place the first 155mm mustard-agent filled projectile slated for destruction into a feed box June 7. The projectile was automatically fed into the Static Detonation Chamber at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and destroyed the same day. (Image taken from closed-circuit television.)

Destruction of Chemical Weapons Stockpile Begins at Blue Grass Army Depot

Officials confirmed during a June 12 public meeting that successful destruction of the first mustard agent-filled munition occurred June 7 in a facility built to destroy part of the obsolete U.S. chemical weapons stockpile stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at an event May 29 to mark the start of chemical munitions destruction in Kentucky. The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is scheduled to begin destruction of mustard-agent projectiles in the Static Detonation Chamber within the next several weeks.

Stakeholders Recognize Start of Kentucky Chemical Weapons Destruction at Event

Hundreds of community members gathered at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Richmond, Kentucky, May 29 to celebrate the impending start of chemical weapons destruction in Kentucky.

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The sun rises over the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and munitions storage igloos on the Blue Grass Army Depot. The plant is hosting a public event May 29 to mark the start of chemical munitions destruction in Kentucky.

Public Welcomed to Event Marking Start of Chemical Weapons Destruction in Kentucky

The public is invited to an event to recognize the start of chemical weapons stockpile destruction in Kentucky.

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Munitions handlers lower a test projectile into a Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) loading box at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. The SDC is in lockdown mode, where everything is being done as it will be during operations, scheduled to begin in late May.

Mustard Agent Destruction Facility Prepares for Operations

The Static Detonation Chamber facility went on lockdown April 5 in preparation for upcoming operations.

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A plant support specialist explains Static Detonation Chamber details to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons technical officials at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant April 1.

International Team Performs Final Review

Officials from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, toured the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber facility April 1 as part of a final oversight technical review prior to operations.

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Jeff Brubaker, site project manager, Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, and Ron Hink, project manager, Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass, provide a year-in-review update to Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board members Dec. 12.

Blue Grass Plant Managers Track Year’s Progress

Systemization, hiring and training were three areas of progress in 2018 highlighted by Blue Grass plant managers during a quarterly public meeting Dec. 12.

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Lt. Col. Scott Gould, commander, Blue Grass Chemical Activity, responds to questions during a mock press conference as part of the annual emergency preparedness exercise Sept. 20. Many organization, city, county, state and federal partners came together to practice their response in the unlikely event of a chemical accident or incident at the Blue Grass Army Depot.

Partners Participate in Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Multiple organizations and counties participated in an annual exercise Sept. 20 designed to enhance emergency preparedness in the unlikely event of a chemical accident or incident at the Blue Grass Army Depot.

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Suzanne Milchling, program executive officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, speaks with community members during the Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board meeting Sept. 13.

New Program Leader Meets Kentucky Community

The leader of the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program met with Kentucky community members in Richmond, Kentucky during a quarterly public meeting Sept. 13.

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Wade Hollinger, deputy site project manager, Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, explains the public participation process to an attendee at a July 19 permit modification public meeting.

Blue Grass Holds GB Sampling Public Meeting

Blue Grass environmental representatives hosted a public meeting July 19 to support a permit modification request to the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection.

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ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALTERNATIVES