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

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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.

  • An ordnance technician uses a lift assist device to move a 155mm projectile containing mustard agent in the Enhanced Reconfiguration Building at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in August 2020.
  • Operators lift the last palletized 155mm projectile containing VX nerve agent to place it in a tray to begin the destruction process at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in May 2021.

Remaining U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile 75 percent Destroyed

By Jayson Peters | PEO ACWA Program News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 18 January, 2022 | 0

Destruction of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile located in two states has reached the 75% completion mark, with a combined total of more than 2,352 U.S. tons of chemical agent destroyed as of Jan. 14, 2022.

A worker unstraps two pallets of VX M55 rockets in the Munitions Demilitarization Building at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in this file photograph from July. As of Nov. 14, 50% of the VX agent stored on the Blue Grass Army Depot has been destroyed.

Fifty Percent of VX Nerve Agent Destroyed in Kentucky

By Jayson Peters | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones, Safety | Comments are Closed | 16 November, 2021 | 0

Fifty percent of all VX nerve agent in the stockpile of chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot has been destroyed as of Nov. 14.

  • Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technicians place an empty, inert projectile into a cardboard box to begin trial burn testing at the PCAPP Static Detonation Chamber.
  • Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant employees observe the beginning of Static Detonation Chamber trial burn testing Oct. 28, 2021.
  • Security footage shows three cardboard boxes containing empty, inert projectiles ready to go into a Static Detonation Chamber vessel for trial burn testing under the supervision of Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant employees.

Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Trial Burn Testing Begins

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones, Technology | Comments are Closed | 2 November, 2021 | 0

The first of two phases of trial burn testing began at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber complex Oct. 28.

  • Three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant will augment the main plant by destroying 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent. Phase one testing of the units slated to begin in late 2021.
  • The detonation chamber inside a Static Detonation Chamber unit is where munitions will be safely detonated during the destruction process.

First Phase of Pueblo Detonation Testing to Begin

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones, Technology | Comments are Closed | 8 October, 2021 | 0

Static Detonation Chamber teams at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant will begin the first phase of detonation testing in late October or early November.

  • As of Sept. 27, the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant workforce has destroyed 500,000 projectiles.
  • A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant worker uses a lift-assist to move a 105mm projectile slated for destruction.

Half-million Projectiles Destroyed at Pueblo Plant

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 27 September, 2021 | 0

More than 500,000 projectiles have been destroyed at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant as of Sept. 27.

As of Sept. 15, the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant workforce has destroyed half of the original 105mm projectile stockpile.

Pueblo Plant Destroys 50% of 105mm Projectiles

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 15 September, 2021 | 0

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has destroyed more than half of the 105mm projectiles stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot as of Sept. 15.

All Mustard Agent Projectiles Now Destroyed in Kentucky

All Mustard Agent Projectiles Now Destroyed in Kentucky

By John Cummins | BGCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 7 September, 2021 | 0

The last 155mm projectiles containing mustard agent were destroyed in the Static Detonation Chamber at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) Sept. 4.

A pallet of 105mm munitions slated for destruction at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.

2,000 Tons of Agent Destroyed at Pueblo Plant

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Program Milestones | Comments are Closed | 16 August, 2021 | 0

More than 2,000 tons of mustard agent has been destroyed at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant as of Aug. 13.

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