The Waste Management team is responsible for handling, tracking, storing and shipping every kind of waste from paper and old batteries to used personal protective equipment and liquid waste drained from storage tanks during closure of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
Waste Management Team Carrying the Load During Blue Grass Closure Read More »
Employment at the Blue Grass plant has fallen below 1,000 as closure milestones are achieved and workers prepare to transition into future roles.
Blue Grass Plant Workforce Reaches Key Closure Point Read More »
For the first time since 2014, the Pueblo plant workforce has fallen below 1,000 members, as demolition approaches during the closure phase and employees start their next professional and personal chapters. Â
Pueblo Plant Workforce Reduction Reaches Key Point Read More »
The Blue Grass Army Depot and Blue Grass Chemical Activity conducted change-of-command ceremonies in June.
Blue Grass Welcomes New Commanders Read More »
Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, recently visited the Blue Grass plant to monitor the progress workers are making destroying components of chemical weapons.
International Inspectors Continue to Monitor Blue Grass Progress Read More »
After almost 30 years of providing public information to stakeholders interested in chemical weapons destruction at the Blue Grass plant, the outreach office in Richmond will close in April as part of the ongoing closure process.
Blue Grass Community Outreach Continues, Richmond Office Closing Read More »
Workers and technicians at the U.S. Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado and the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky were named 2023 Arms Control Persons of the Year by the independent, nongovernmental Arms Control Association.
Blue Grass, Pueblo Teams Recognized by Arms Control Group Read More »
The medical team continues to be ready to respond during closure activities at the Blue Grass plant.
Medical Team Crucial During Blue Grass Plant Closure Read More »
Topped by the destruction of the final chemical weapons stored in Kentucky, workers at the Blue Grass plant reached a series of milestones in 2023.
Blue Grass Plant Has Historic Year in 2023 Read More »
A senior Department of Defense official and community leaders discussed the recent elimination of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile during a webinar sponsored by the Arms Control Association and the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Sept. 29.
Arms Control Seminar Features Chemical Demilitarization Achievement Read More »
