Workers completed the assembly of the three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in July.
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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 team has applied for a final permit that will govern the treatment of the remaining chemical munitions stockpile in the main plant.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant reported its best month ever for processing munitions at the end of June 2020.
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 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.
Complete protective enclosures now surround three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant resumed destruction operations June 4 after pausing its elimination of mustard agent.
After six weeks of limited classroom time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instructors at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Training Facility resumed normal schedules May 4, implementing guidelines for sanitation and social distancing.
The Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission will not hold an in-person public meeting as scheduled for April 29 at the McHarg Park Community Center in Avondale, Colorado.