Chemical Munitions Destruction Progress as of September 1, 2017*
Main plant operations began on Sept. 7, 2016
The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot stores more than 2,600 tons of the blister agent mustard in projectiles and mortars.
Chemical Weapons Destruction Technologies
Two technologies are safely destroying the Pueblo stockpile.
Neutralization Followed by Biotreatment
The Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot and the community worked together to select neutralization followed by biotreatment to destroy the chemical weapons stored at the depot.
Explosive Destruction System
The Explosive Destruction System, or EDS, will augment the pilot plant and destroy overpacked and problematic munitions whose deteriorated physical condition does not easily allow for automated processing through the main plant.
