Sampling Ramps Down at Pueblo Plant
The Pueblo laboratory team has completed nearly 80% of the sampling required by state regulators prior to the start of plant demolition.
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Environment
Regulators Approve Pueblo Demolition Plan, Support Facility Disassembly
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment recently approved two documents integral to the continued closure of the Pueblo plant.
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Pueblo Plant Team Begins Removal of Air-Filtration Media
Workers started removing portions of the air-filtration system in April that captured chemical-agent and other organic vapors from air circulating within the munitions processing buildings at the Pueblo plant.
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Pueblo Plant Begins Reduction of Agent Monitoring System
The March 5 approval of a permit modification by Colorado regulators enables Pueblo plant workers to start ending the plant’s chemical-agent monitoring process, which began nearly a decade ago.
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Wildlife Tracking at Pueblo Plant Important for Safety and Schedule
Since the Pueblo plant’s groundbreaking in 2004, environmental engineers have regularly tracked the high desert wildlife that co-exists alongside the chemical stockpile destruction mission.
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Approval of Static Detonation Chamber Closure Plan Sets Course for Reuse
State regulators approved the closure plan for the Static Detonation Chamber complex at the Pueblo plant Nov. 5, which sets the course for reuse of the three units by Department of Defense organizations.
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Pueblo Plant Waste Management Team Accomplishes a First
Plant workers emptied a waste storage area comprising four former chemical weapons storage igloos of the highest permitted level of agent-contaminated waste for the first time Aug. 14.
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Temporary Authorization Request Advances Pueblo Plant Progress
The Pueblo plant workforce has completed planned process equipment disposal under a state-approved request to bridge the schedule gap between conclusion of destruction operations in June 2023 and approval of the plant’s closure plan.
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Pueblo Plant Removes Sludge from Storage Tanks
Workers removed more than 120,000 gallons of residual sludge from the bottom of three storage tanks at the Pueblo plant, a two-month process that culminated in March, as part of pre-closure activities.
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Pueblo Plant on Path to Final Destruction of Rejected Projectiles
The Pueblo plant team is seeking approval from Colorado regulators to begin a campaign to destroy munitions that were rejected from destruction in the main plant due to worker safety and other issues.
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