The first mustard agent-filled munitions were processed through the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Sept. 7.
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The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) has entered pilot testing, the phase preceding full-scale operations.
PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, Colo. – Officials confirmed processing has begun of the first mustard agent-filled munitions today in the heavily automated facility built to destroy the chemical weapons stockpile stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot.
Demonstrations showing the workers, facilities and systems are ready to conduct operations were completed in August, moving the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) one step closer to agent operations.
Experts at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant use stainless and carbon steel containers to package and store some projectiles that are not well suited for the facility’s heavily-automated process.
The pilot plant designed and built to destroy the chemical stockpile at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD) is anticipated to begin operations next month.
Making the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, or PCAPP, biotreatment system work the way it is intended is a key priority for Army leaders overseeing the project.
On June 24, Biotreatment Area systems were turned over from systemization to operations, nearly completing the systemization phase at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
The citizens of Colorado selected neutralization followed by biotreatment as an alternative to incineration for the Colorado stockpile of mustard agent munitions stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot.
A behind-the-scenes block system-readiness approach is playing an instrumental role as the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) prepares to begin processing mustard agent-filled munitions.