Pueblo plant operators are seeking the Colorado state health department’s approval to operate the Static Detonation Chamber complex at full capacity after months of environmental testing and analysis.
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The meticulous organization of hundreds of permit requirements contributed to the start of agent operations at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber complex.
A draft permit that will allow operation of Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is open for public comment through Sept. 13.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant was issued its final Hazardous Waste Permit by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Sept. 2.
The pavement surrounding the Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber units is now complete.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant reported its best month ever for processing munitions at the end of July, topping the June record set one month earlier.
Workers completed the assembly of the three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in July.
With the completion of 4.2-inch baseline reconfiguration on June 23, ordnance technicians at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant transitioned to assist with 155mm projectile destruction and will also work on Static Detonation Chamber startup.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant team has applied for a final permit that will govern the treatment of the remaining chemical munitions stockpile in the main plant.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant reported its best month ever for processing munitions at the end of June 2020.