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      Mission: The safe elimination of chemical weapons at Pueblo and Blue Grass by Sept. 30, 2023

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A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant operator prepares for the demolition phase of the site by going through training.

Robotic Technology to Aid in Pueblo Plant Demolition

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Closure, Technology | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2023 | 0

When munitions processing is complete, Pueblo plant staff will use high-tech equipment to safely demolish the buildings and equipment that demilitarized munitions and destroyed chemical agent. 

A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant worker lifts a rejected munition overpacked in a Single Round Container. The remaining lot of more than 420 rejected projectiles will be destroyed as part of a final overpack campaign, pending approval by state regulators.

Pueblo Plant on Path to Final Destruction of Rejected Projectiles

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Environment, Technology | Comments are Closed | 1 March, 2023 | 0

The Pueblo plant team is seeking approval from Colorado regulators to begin a campaign to destroy munitions that were rejected from destruction in the main plant due to worker safety and other issues.

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Pueblo Environmental Manager Adds Closure to Responsibilities

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Closure, Environment, People | Comments are Closed | 23 February, 2023 | 0

The environmental manager at the Pueblo plant has been designated as the plant’s closure lead.

Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technicians remove a cover from the first pallet of 4.2-inch mortar rounds destroyed at the Static Detonation Chamber complex site on Feb. 19, 2022.

Pueblo Plant Approved to Fully Operate Static Detonation Chambers

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 8 February, 2023 | 0

Pueblo plant operators received state approval to operate the Static Detonation Chamber, or SDC, complex at full capacity after months of environmental testing and analysis.

A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant ordnance technician and baseline reconfiguration team member removes the rear assembly from a 4.2-inch mortar round in June of 2020. The plant received state approval Jan. 20 to destroy the HT 4.2-inch mortars in the main plant using Improved Cavity Access Machines.

Full Approval Granted, Pueblo Plant Destroying First of Two Mortar Types

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 30 January, 2023 | 0

State regulators approved the full processing rate for the destruction of HT mustard-agent 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the main plant Jan. 20.

Two members of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s Static Detonation Chamber crew unload 4.2-inch mortar rounds for elimination on December 7 as part of the complex’s best two months of destruction numbers for this category of munitions.

Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Complex Marks Best Month

By John Cummins | PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 18 January, 2023 | 0

Crews operating the Static Detonation Chamber complex at the Pueblo plant recorded the highest monthly destruction totals since the elimination of 4.2-inch mortar rounds began in February 2022.

Colorado Commission Welcomes New Member

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News, Public Involvement | Comments are Closed | 6 January, 2023 | 0

Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed a new member to the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission, or CAC, in October.

The Pueblo plant workforce celebrates the completion of the 105mm campaign with commemorative signage. PCAPP hosted a community event in July that marked the destruction of nearly 383,000 105mm projectiles.

Colorado Chemical Weapons Destruction: 2022 Year in Review

By Jayson Peters | PCAPP News | Comments are Closed | 15 December, 2022 | 0

In 2022, the Pueblo plant came closer to eliminating the chemical weapons stockpile in Colorado, completing the second of three munition destruction campaigns and starting the second phase of the last campaign on the 4.2-inch mortar rounds in early December.

Officials from the Department of Defense and U.S. Army receive an update from John Jackson, Static Detonation Chamber Startup Manager, PCAPP, on operational status in the SDC complex as part of a Dec. 7 tour of the Pueblo plant. Visitors included Deborah Rosenblum, Assistant Secretary of Defense, third from right, Douglas Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army, far right, and Kingston Reif, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, second from right.

Pueblo Plant Hosts Government Leaders

By John Cummins | PCAPP News | Comments are Closed | 8 December, 2022 | 0

Officials from the Department of Defense and U.S. Army toured the Pueblo plant and Static Detonation Chamber complex Dec. 7 to observe overall operations and chemical weapons demilitarization mission progress.

A PCAPP crew assesses a pallet of 4.2-inch mortar rounds as part of the start of the second phase of the final campaign in the elimination of the Colorado Chemical weapons stockpile, which began on Dec. 1 using improved technology.

Pueblo Plant Begins Second Phase of Final Destruction Campaign

By John Cummins | PCAPP News, Technology | Comments are Closed | 8 December, 2022 | 0

Pueblo crews began destroying 4.2-inch mortar rounds in the main plant using an improved technology Dec. 1.

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