Blue Grass Plant Has Historic Year in 2023
Topped by the destruction of the final chemical weapons stored in Kentucky, workers at the Blue Grass plant reached a series of milestones in 2023.
Static Detonation Chamber
Key Tool in Closure Process Begins Operations at Blue Grass
A Static Detonation Chamber, known as the SDC 1200, destroyed the first containerized rocket warheads on Oct.25 that had been previously drained of VX nerve agent in the Blue Grass main plant.
Destruction of Colorado Chemical Weapons Stockpile Complete
Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant destroyed the final munition in the stockpile of obsolete chemical weapons stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot.
Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Team Sets Daily Destruction Record
Workers at the Pueblo plant’s Static Detonation Chamber complex achieved the highest daily destruction total in its processing history on May 18 as the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant approaches the complete elimination of the chemical weapons stockpile in Colorado.
Request to Revise Monitoring Levels Open for Public Comment
Citizens are invited to comment on an environmental permit modification request to revise stack monitoring levels when a facility returns to service at the Blue Grass plant later this year.
Static Detonation Chamber Team Sets High Marks for Destruction
Workers at the Pueblo plant’s Static Detonation Chamber complex achieved three records as they surpassed the destruction of more than 40,000 4.2-inch mortar rounds in March.
Pueblo Plant Approved to Fully Operate Static Detonation Chambers
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. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment recently approved the Multiple Pathway Health Risk Assessment, submitted in November, which estimates potential risks and hazards to human health and the …
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Busy Start to 2023 Sets Pace for Blue Grass Mission
Starting the year with several major projects complete or almost complete at the Blue Grass plant, program officials explained plans for 2023 during a Dec. 14 public meeting of the Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and the Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board.
Static Detonation Chamber 2000 Begins Operations at Blue Grass Plant
Operators began destroying rocket warheads drained of GB nerve agent using a new piece of equipment, the Static Detonation Chamber 2000, at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Jan. 27.
Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Complex Marks Best Month
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.