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Pueblo Plant Operating Under Final Hazardous Waste Permit

Pueblo Plant Operating Under Final Hazardous Waste Permit

By Jayson Peters | Environnment, PCAPP News, Safety, Technology | Comments are Closed | 1 October, 2020 | 0

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant was issued its final Hazardous Waste Permit by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Sept. 2.

  • Crews lay asphalt on July 23 at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s Static Detonation Chamber site
  • Dry asphalt outside the Static Detonation Chamber units signifies another completion milestone for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant

Paving Complete at Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Site

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 19 August, 2020 | 0

The pavement surrounding the Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber units is now complete.

An ordnance technician uses a lift-assist device at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant to place a 155mm projectile containing mustard agent onto a conveyor belt in the Enhanced Reconfiguration Building. Munitions are transported into the Explosion Containment Room for the removal of explosives. July 2020 saw the plant hit a new record number of munitions processed, with 15,400 155mm projectiles eliminated from the stockpile.

Pueblo Plant Sets Processing Record in July

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 10 August, 2020 | 0

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.

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s three Static Detonation Chamber units are now completely assembled. Preparations such as cleanup and paving continue for startup later in 2020.

Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Assembly Complete

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Program Milestones, Technology | Comments are Closed | 10 August, 2020 | 0

Workers completed the assembly of the three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in July.

Ordnance technicians on the baseline reconfiguration team at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant remove 4.2-inch mortar rounds

Flexible Workforce Shifts With Campaigns

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 23 July, 2020 | 0

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 uses neutralization followed by biotreatment to eliminate the remaining U.S. chemical weapons stockpile in Colorado. The team has applied for a final permit that will govern the operation of the main plant.

Public Comments Open on Pueblo Plant Permit

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 23 July, 2020 | 0

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.

An ordnance technician uses a lift-assist device at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant to place a 155mm projectile containing mustard agent onto a conveyor belt in the Enhanced Reconfiguration Building.

Pueblo Plant Achieves Monthly Processing Record

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 16 July, 2020 | 0

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant reported its best month ever for processing munitions at the end of June 2020.

A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technician and baseline reconfiguration team member remove the rear assembly from a 4.2-inch mortar round. The plant has completed this campaign and the rounds will be destroyed in Static Detonation Chamber units.

Baseline Reconfiguration of 4.2-Inch Mortar Rounds Complete

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Program Milestones, Technology | Comments are Closed | 24 June, 2020 | 0

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant completed baseline reconfiguration of 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent June 23.

  • The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot will use propelling charge canisters from U.S. Navy stock to reinforce the storage of reject munitions safely packed away for later destruction in Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
  • The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot will use propelling charge canisters from U.S. Navy stock to reinforce the storage of reject munitions safely packed away for later destruction in Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
  • Single round containers (SRC) are used to store problematic munitions for later destruction in Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. A limited supply of SRCs will be addressed by the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot’s procurement of propelling charge canisters from U.S. Navy stock.

Reject Munitions Continue Safe Storage With Resourceful Solution

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 11 June, 2020 | 0

The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot and Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant will reinforce a limited supply of single round containers for problematic munitions with propelling charge canisters from excess U.S. Navy stock.

  • Sprung structures, the tension fabric coverings that will protect the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s three Static Detonation Chamber units, are now complete.
  • Local utility electrical power is now connected to the Static Detonation Chamber site at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.

Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Units Covered, Energized

By iemadmin | Environnment, PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 10 June, 2020 | 0

Complete protective enclosures now surround three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.

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