State regulators approved the full processing rate for the destruction of HT mustard-agent 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the main plant Jan. 20.
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Crews operating the Static Detonation Chamber complex at the Pueblo plant recorded the highest monthly destruction totals since the elimination of 4.2-inch mortar rounds began in February 2022.
Pueblo crews began destroying 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the main plant using an improved technology Dec. 1.
Cavity Access Machines, often called CAMs, inside the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant were upgraded to allow for efficient destruction of 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent.
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.
Program officials propose using upgraded equipment that could accelerate safe chemical weapons destruction at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
Static Detonation Chamber trial testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has ended, bringing the complex one step closer to full operations.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant chemical weapons destruction continued uninterrupted during a lengthy repair of the plant’s neutralization system components.
Color-coded munition lots reduce delays and keep Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant chemical weapon destruction rates steady.
Operators destroyed the first 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent using the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber units on Feb. 19.