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.
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Munitions handlers prepared mock rocket warheads in September for testing the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber, or SDC, units before their operations begin.
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.
An overview of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant was presented Dec. 15 to Pueblo middle school students seeking a deeper understanding of chemical weapons destruction in their community.
Agent destruction at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant remained steady in 2021.