A recently developed device allows destruction of some 105mm and 155mm projectiles previously rejected for destruction in the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant automated destruction systems.
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Program officials propose using upgraded equipment that could accelerate safe chemical weapons destruction at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant chemical weapons destruction continued uninterrupted during a lengthy repair of the plant’s neutralization system components.
Safety incident rates at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant are exceeding standards of similar industries.
Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant have safely completed more than 10,000 entries into toxic maintenance areas of the plant while wearing Demilitarization Protective Ensemble gear.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant personal protective equipment technicians participated in a training exercise with Powered Air Purifying Respirator hoods in April.
As the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 105mm munitions destruction campaign continues at a rapid pace, toxic material handlers from the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot are keeping up with demand.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant workforce reported no lost-time safety incidents during the 2020 calendar year, part of a 14-month period without such injuries.
Management teams at the Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plants continue to work to reduce risk to the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A vital safety system at the Pueblo plant received an upgrade in October.