With systemization, the testing phase of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP), 93 percent complete, focus is on Biotreatment Area (BTA) Risk Reduction.
Agent Hydrolysate Component Used to Test Biotreatment Process Read More »
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is performing pilot test demonstrations, preparing the site for chemical weapons destruction operations. The demonstrations provide data for performance indicators to be defined; staff to demonstrate safe and efficient operations; and for environmental compliance to be validated.
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The leader of Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) addressed the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) Oct. 28 in Pueblo, Colorado.
Lessons Learned from Baseline Sites to Serve as Model for Pueblo Read More »
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) continues to make progress toward the start of operations. That was the message conveyed by PCAPP management at the Sept. 30 Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) meeting held in Boone, Colorado.
Systemization Nears Completion at Pueblo Plant Read More »
Operations at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System, or PCAPP EDS, restarted Oct. 5 with the successful destruction of four 155mm projectiles.
System Restarts Chemical Agent Destruction Operations in Colorado Read More »
Technicians completed repairs to the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System Sept. 26, and the system will undergo inspections before operations resume. “With approval of the repair documentation package by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, agent operations can resume,” said Bruce Huenefeld, PCAPP EDS site project manager. An indent on
Repairs Complete for Explosive Destruction System in Pueblo Read More »
There are six types of masks issued at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP), with each mask serving a different function.
Respiratory Protection Provides Safe Environment for Workforce, Visitors Read More »
The National Research Council (NRC) recently completed a study focused on contingency planning to ensure successful plant operations at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP). In response to this study, the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) assembled a working group known as the Biotreatment Utilization Group, or BUG.
Community Group Puts Bugs Under the Microscope Read More »
After having been closely monitored and protected around the clock for decades at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, mustard-filled munitions are coming to an end. The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System, known as the PCAPP EDS, is eliminating problematic munitions that cannot be easily processed by the main plant.
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