The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot originally stored more than 2,600 tons of the blister agent mustard in projectiles and mortar rounds.
Chemical Weapons Destruction Technologies
Technologies chosen to safely destroy the Pueblo stockpile.
MAIN PLANT
START DATE: SEPT. 7, 2016
STATUS: OPERATIONAL
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 TECHNOLOGY
START DATE: MARCH 18, 2015
END DATE: DEC. 5, 2018
Explosive Destruction System
The Explosive Destruction System, or EDS, augmented the pilot plant to destroy a number of problematic munitions that could not be easily destroyed by the main plant’s automated equipment. During two campaigns from March 2015 to December 2018, the EDS eliminated 951 items resulting in 3.82 tons of mustard agent destroyed.
STATIC DETONATION CHAMBER
START DATE: FEB. 19, 2022
STATUS: PHASE II TRIAL BURN TESTING
Static Detonation Chamber
The Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) complex is part of the chemical weapons destruction process at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. Three thermally heated detonation chambers in the SDC complex are augmenting the main plant by eliminating 4.2-inch mortar rounds and overpacked munitions.
Upcoming Meetings
Permitting Working Group, Biotreatment Utilization Group and Colorado Citizens’ Advisory Commission Meetings will be held online on May 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. MDT.
Computer: Zoom – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85125795932
Phone: 1 346 248 7799 Meeting ID: 851 2579 5932#
For information, please contact the Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (719) 546‑0400, or pueblooutreach@iem.com
There will be a series of public meetings to discuss multiple Permit Modification Requests on June 1, 2022, starting at 1:30 p.m. MDT. The in-person meeting will be held at the Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office, 104 W. B St., Pueblo.
For information, please contact the Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (719) 546‑0400, or pueblooutreach@iem.com
Permitting Working Group, Biotreatment Utilization Group and Colorado Citizens’ Advisory Commission Meetings will be held on June 29, 2022.
For information, please contact the Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (719) 546‑0400, or pueblooutreach@iem.com
“I enjoy the community we have within PCAPP as well as the opportunity to rid the world of chemical weapons.”
Ordnance Technician
“The people I work with make my job pleasant. We handle business in a serious fashion, but we enjoy each other’s company.”
Ordnance Technician
“There is a long history behind these munitions, and they’ve been stockpiled for generations. Now we get to play a part in ridding the world of them.”
Ordnance Technician
“It’s never hard to come in to work because I have good people around me.”
Ordnance Technician
