Static Detonation Chamber trial testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has ended, bringing the complex one step closer to full operations.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has appointed a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulator to the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission, or CAC.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant chemical weapons destruction continued uninterrupted during a lengthy repair of the plant’s neutralization system components.
Color-coded munition lots reduce delays and keep Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant chemical weapon destruction rates steady.
The meticulous organization of hundreds of permit requirements contributed to the start of agent operations at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber complex.
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.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber units processed conventional ammunition in December 2021, demonstrating the ability to destroy the explosive components of 4.2-inch mortar rounds.
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber workers demonstrated their training and preparation to destroy munitions.
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.
Surrogate chemicals similar to mustard agent were used during the first phase of testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber.