Experts at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant are optimizing the Munitions Washout System and completing a process required by pilot test demonstrations.
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The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant achieved a destruction milestone when 716 munitions were processed in one day June 13.
Two truckloads of salt cake left the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant June 9, signifying the first full cycle of the chemical agent destruction process.
The Brine Reduction System at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is working as designed, recovering water and recycling it back into the facility.
The biotreatment process continues to be successful in treating hydrolysate, the product of the mustard agent neutralization process, at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
After destroying more than 135 U.S. tons of mustard agent, the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant continues to show progress in its neutralization process.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s Biotreatment Area achieved a landmark April 27 when hydrolysate, the product of the mustard agent neutralization process, was fed to an Immobilized Cell Bioreactor.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) is planning for off-site shipment of hydrolysate, the wastewater product of the chemical agent neutralization process, as a contingency plan should its biotreatment system not meet processing expectations, while also trying to prevent interruptions to munitions processing.
Crews added living microbes to the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant biotreatment system, and began processing hydrolysate, the product of the mustard agent neutralization process, April 19.
Secondary containment system recoating was completed April 13, repairing damage to the Brine Concentrator Feed Tank liner identified in November.