Explains the steps of the Munitions Washout System, and how it will drain and clean chemical agent from munitions during the chemical weapons destruction process.
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Provides an overview of the Munitions Treatment Unit, which will heat munitions to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes to ensure decontamination before metal can be shipped offsite.
Provides information on air-powered, manually-operated Munitions Handling Lift Assist machines, also known as Industrial Manipulators, that will enable the safe, ergonomic and efficient handling of materials of nearly any size, weight or shape.
Safety efforts appear in many different forms, and colors, at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.
Experts at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant are optimizing the Munitions Washout System and completing a process required by pilot test demonstrations.
Testing was performed at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) in February to determine what a failure in the Munitions Washout System (MWS) would mean during full-scale operations.
When pressurized chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) caused a disruption to the processing of the munitions, staff responded by creating a solution.
Provides an overview of Automated Guided Vehicles, or AGVs, which will carry mustard-filled munitions between the Enhanced Reconfiguration and Agent Processing Buildings at the Pueblo plant.
Describes how a series of 10 air filter units of the Agent Filtration Area will eliminate the possibility of a release of mustard agent vapors during plant operations.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) will use the Munitions Treatment Unit (MTU) to eliminate residual chemical agent from munitions, employing a heating technique similar to baking a pizza. “The MTU is essentially a large pizza oven, about 80 feet long,” said Kent Ladd, training specialist. “After a thorough washing, the munitions spend aboutRead more