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Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine toured the Pueblo plant in November. The Academies provide oversight of the chemical demilitarization programs in Colorado and Kentucky.

National Academies Committee Shares Expertise with Demilitarization Program

Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine met in Pueblo, Colorado, with Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) leadership in November to receive updates on the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP).

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Maintenance personnel take apart a high pressure hydraulic manifold valve to learn how it works and how to replace it, if necessary. This is one example of the training courses provided at the PCAPP Training Facility.

Training Progress Signals Workforce Readiness for Operations

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) Training Facility achieved a milestone this week when more than 90 percent of PCAPP employees completed required training, getting the workforce one step closer to agent operations.

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Thiodiglycol (TDG) is placed in a 30-day Hydrolysate Storage Tank to await testing in Immobilized Cell Bioreactors. The primary byproduct created during the neutralization process, TDG will be used to test the efficacy of biotreatment processes.

Pilot Test Demonstrations Prepare Workforce for Operations

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is performing pilot test demonstrations, preparing the site for chemical weapons destruction operations. The demonstrations provide data for performance indicators to be defined; staff to demonstrate safe and efficient operations; and for environmental compliance to be validated.

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Conrad Whyne, program executive officer of the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, discusses lessons learned at baseline sites. Whyne spoke to the Citizens’ Advisory Commission Oct. 28.

Lessons Learned from Baseline Sites to Serve as Model for Pueblo

The leader of Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) addressed the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) Oct. 28 in Pueblo, Colorado.

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Members of St. Paul’s Catholic Church men’s club breakfast team ask questions of Site Project Manager Greg Mohrman following his presentation about the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.

Site Project Manager Discusses Destruction Technology in Colorado Springs

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) Site Project Manager delivered a project update to a Colorado Springs group Oct. 17 to explain how the chemical weapons stockpile in Pueblo will be destroyed. “It is exciting to share the science and engineering that have gone into the design and construction of the plant to enable

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A tank of thiodiglycol, the first shipment of its kind, arrives at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in August 2015. It was diluted and stored and will be used to test the Biotreatment process.

Systemization Nears Completion at Pueblo Plant

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) continues to make progress toward the start of operations. That was the message conveyed by PCAPP management at the Sept. 30 Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) meeting held in Boone, Colorado.

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With the help of a metal seal ring (used inside the vessel during door closure), Bruce Huenefeld, site project manager for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System (PCAPP EDS), describes the process by which the EDS door seal was repaired. Huenefeld spoke at the Citizens’ Advisory Commission meeting held in Boone on Sept. 30.

System Restarts Chemical Agent Destruction Operations in Colorado

Operations at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System, or PCAPP EDS, restarted Oct. 5 with the successful destruction of four 155mm projectiles.

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Repairs Complete for Explosive Destruction System in Pueblo

Technicians completed repairs to the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System Sept. 26, and the system will undergo inspections before operations resume. “With approval of the repair documentation package by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, agent operations can resume,” said Bruce Huenefeld, PCAPP EDS site project manager. An indent on

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An evaluator watches as an Emergency Response Team performs an acid spill drill at the Pueblo plant. Drills are conducted routinely as a part of plant optimization.

Fundamental Steps Prepare Pueblo Plant for Operations

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) can begin operations once the workforce and equipment demonstrate readiness in four general areas.

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Keeping Fido Safe: Program Stresses Importance of Pet Evacuation Plans

The local Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) is reminding everyone to prepare pets for evacuation through a campaign targeting evacuation plans and preparedness for your furry and feathered family members.

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