The Pueblo plant team has safely destroyed more than 90% of the original stockpile of mustard agent-filled munitions stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot as of Nov. 25.
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Pueblo plant operators are seeking the Colorado state health department’s approval to operate the Static Detonation Chamber complex at full capacity after months of environmental testing and analysis.
Cavity Access Machines, often called CAMs, inside the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant were upgraded to allow for efficient destruction of 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent.
The Bechtel Pueblo Team, the systems contractor selected to design, build, test and operate the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, was awarded the contract to manage closing the plant this summer and closure planning has already begun.
A recently developed device allows destruction of some 105mm and 155mm projectiles previously rejected for destruction in the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant automated destruction systems.
A nine-year veteran of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has been named principal deputy.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot workforce were recognized for their roles in completing the 105mm projectile destruction campaign in July.
Community members joined government officials and project staff in Pueblo, Colorado July 27 to recognize completion of the 105mm projectile destruction campaign.
The Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) will hold a public event on Wednesday, July 27, at 9 a.m. MDT recognizing the end of the Pueblo plant’s 105mm projectile destruction campaign.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant team completed the destruction of more than 383,000 mustard agent-filled 105mm projectiles on July 20.