Static Detonation Chamber trial testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has ended, bringing the complex one step closer to full operations.
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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.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber units processed conventional ammunition in December 2021, demonstrating the ability to destroy the explosive components of 4.2-inch mortar rounds.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber workers demonstrated their training and preparation to destroy munitions.
Surrogate chemicals similar to mustard agent were used during the first phase of testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber.
A detailed timeline is guiding trial burn testing underway at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber complex.
The first of two phases of trial burn testing began at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber complex Oct. 28.
Static Detonation Chamber teams at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant will begin the first phase of detonation testing in late October or early November.