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      Mission: The safe elimination of chemical weapons at Pueblo and Blue Grass by Sept. 30, 2023

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An Unpack Area worker makes notes in a logbook after reviewing a munition in the Rocket Non-Destructive Evaluation device, which operates like an X-ray system. The system helps detect munitions that might have internal leaks and be unsuitable for destruction in the main plant.

Blue Grass Tops 75% Agent Destroyed

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 28 February, 2023 | 0

Blue Grass plant workers destroyed 75% of the chemical agent originally stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot as of Feb. 24, 2023.

A worker in the Unpack Area in the Munitions Demilitarization Building checks M55 rockets in their shipping and firing tubes prior to their destruction at the Blue Grass plant.

Last Blue Grass Munitions Destruction Campaign Halfway Complete

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 17 February, 2023 | 0

Skilled technicians at the Blue Grass plant achieved another key chemical weapons destruction mark Feb. XX when they reached 50% of the GB nerve agent rockets destroyed.

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant workers have safely eliminated more than 90% of the original munitions stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, including more than 383,000 of the 105mm projectiles pictured here.

Less Than 10% of Original Stockpile in Colorado Remains

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 30 November, 2022 | 0

The Pueblo plant team has safely destroyed more than 90% of the original stockpile of mustard agent-filled munitions stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot as of Nov. 25.

An operator marks rocket shipping and firing tubes in their original storage orientation in the Munitions Demilitarization Building at the Blue Grass Chemical-Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. This allows examination equipment to get a better picture of conditions inside the tube before the rocket is placed into the destruction process.

Half of Blue Grass Chemical Agent Stockpile Destroyed

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 12 September, 2022 | 0

The Blue Grass team destroyed 50% of the chemical agent originally stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot as of Sept. 9.

  • Michael Costas, general manager, Defense and Space, Bechtel National Inc., speaks during the End of the 105mm Projectile Destruction Campaign event, held in Pueblo, Colorado on July 27, 2022. Seated are Nick Gradisar, mayor of Pueblo; Craig Campbell, principal deputy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control; Mallory Stewart, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; and Michael Abaie, program executive officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives.
  • Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, speaks at the End of the 105mm Projectile Destruction Campaign event in Pueblo, Colorado on July 27, 2022.
  • Irene Kornelly, chair, Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission, and John Norton, chair, Biotreatment Utilization Group, and CAC member, cut a cake commemorating the end of the 105mm projectile destruction campaign, which was observed during an event in Pueblo on July 27, 2022. Seated are Nick Gradisar, mayor of Pueblo; Craig Campbell, principal deputy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control; Mallory Stewart, Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; Michael Abaie, program executive officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives; and Michael Costas, general manager, Defense and Space, Bechtel National Inc.
  • The End of the 105mm Projectile Destruction Campaign event held in Pueblo, Colorado on July 27, 2022, was attended by nearly 200 community and workforce members. Pictured (L-R) are Sandy Romero, communications manager, Bechtel Pueblo Team; Nick Gradisar, mayor of Pueblo; Craig Campbell, principal deputy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control; Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; Michael Abaie, program executive officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives; and Michael Costas, general manager, Defense and Space, Bechtel National Inc.

Officials Recognize Chemical Weapons Destruction Milestone

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones, Public Involvement | Comments are Closed | 2 August, 2022 | 0

Community members joined government officials and project staff in Pueblo, Colorado July 27 to recognize completion of the 105mm projectile destruction campaign.

Members of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant workforce recognize the end of the 105mm projectile destruction campaign on July 20, 2022.

Pueblo Plant Completes 105mm Projectile Destruction Campaign

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 22 July, 2022 | 0

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant team completed the destruction of more than 383,000 mustard agent-filled 105mm projectiles on July 20.

  • U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot toxic materials handlers recognize the delivery of final pallet of 105mm projectiles delivered to the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant July 5, 2022.
  • Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant employees received the final pallet of 105mm projectiles July 5, 2022.
  • PCAPP munitions transporters Clint F. (on lift) and Felix G. stack the final 105mm projectile pallet in a Munitions Service Magazine where they awaited final destruction.

Pueblo Plant Receives Final 105mm Projectiles for Destruction

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 19 July, 2022 | 0

U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot toxic materials handlers transported the final pallet of 105mm projectiles to the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant July 5.

An operator maneuvers a transfer cart with the first GB nerve agent M55 rockets for placement into the destruction process in the Munitions Demilitarization Building at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant July 6.

Last Munitions Destruction Campaign Begins at Kentucky Plant

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 7 July, 2022 | 0

The first M55 rocket containing GB nerve agent was destroyed at the Blue Grass plant July 6.

Operators move M55 rockets containing VX nerve agent from a pallet to a transfer cart to begin the destruction process at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant April 15, 2022.

Entire U.S. Stockpile of VX Nerve Agent Eliminated

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 20 April, 2022 | 0

The last M55 rocket containing VX nerve agent was destroyed at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, or BGCAPP, April 19.

  • A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technician holds the first 4.2-inch mortar round to be processed in the Static Detonation Chamber complex.
  • Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technicians monitor the Miniature Continuous Air Monitoring System to check 4.2-inch mortar rounds for vapor leaks prior to Static Detonation Chamber processing.

First Agent Destroyed in Static Detonation Chamber

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones, Technology | Comments are Closed | 22 February, 2022 | 0

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.

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