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Project Manager Looks to 2016 as the Year for Agent Disposal

Workers examine a Spent Decon Holding Tank in the Agent Processing Building. Pueblo plant employees are in the process of turning over 63 systems and facilities in preparation for operations. Workers examine a Spent Decon Holding Tank in the Agent Processing Building. Pueblo plant employees are in the process of turning over 63 systems and facilities in preparation for operations.

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An operator holds an identification placard above chemical munitions set to be destroyed in the Explosive Destruction System (EDS) in Pueblo. Chemical weapons destruction operations began with the EDS in March 2015. By the end of the year, 477 items were destroyed.

Site Project Manager Recounts Year of Accomplishments

“We challenged the workforce, the facilities, and the procedures for PCAPP EDS and the main plant extensively, and all showed they are equal to the task,” said Greg Mohrman, Army site project manager, PCAPP.

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Bruce Huenefeld is congratulated by Col. Thomas Duncan, commander, Pueblo Chemical Depot after receiving the Distinguished Civilian Service Award Dec. 15. Huenefeld’s last day on the job is Dec. 31.

Achievements Recognized as Army Manager Retires

Bruce Huenefeld, site project manager (SPM), Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) Explosive Destruction System (EDS) will retire Dec. 31 after decades of service.

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Five isotainers of thiodiglycol were transferred into a 30-day Storage Tank to await use in testing of the biotreatment process.

Agent Hydrolysate Component Used to Test Biotreatment Process

With systemization, the testing phase of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP), 93 percent complete, focus is on Biotreatment Area (BTA) Risk Reduction.

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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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