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.
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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.
The Department of Defense official responsible for the Chemical Demilitarization Program visited the Blue Grass plant to learn more about the plant’s operations and capabilities on Dec. 14.
A senior-level Department of Defense official visited the Blue Grass plant to learn more about the plant’s operations and capabilities on Oct. 12.
The first principal deputy at the Blue Grass plant was selected for the position in November.
The first principal deputy at the Blue Grass plant was selected for the position in November.
Decontaminated projectile bodies processed through the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber are considered clean of chemical agent per U.S. Army standards and delivered to a metal recycling facility for further destruction.
A multi-disciplinary team keeps their eyes out for potential environmental issues at the Blue Grass plant.
A new Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant site project manager was introduced during the June 12 public meeting of the Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board.
The head of the Blue Grass plant began his 30-year career in chemical weapons demilitarization as an intern at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.