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The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant team has applied for a final permit that will govern the treatment of the remaining chemical munitions stockpile in the main plant. “On July 17, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a draft hazardous waste storage and treatment permit,” said Mike Saupe, environmental manager, PCAPP. “This … Continue reading Public Comments Open on Pueblo Plant Permit
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant reported its best month ever for processing munitions at the end of June 2020. “We processed 14,126 of the 155mm projectiles in June,” said Walton Levi, site project manager, PCAPP. “That’s a substantial reduction in the stockpile of aging munitions containing mustard agent.” Obsolete weapons containing HD and HT … Continue reading Pueblo Plant Achieves Monthly Processing Record
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant completed baseline reconfiguration of 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent June 23. “This milestone signifies we have prepared all the 4.2-inch mortars for destruction in our Static Detonation Chamber units starting later this year,” said Walton Levi, site project manager, PCAPP. Baseline reconfiguration is the name for a process … Continue reading Baseline Reconfiguration of 4.2-Inch Mortar Rounds Complete
Complete protective enclosures now surround three Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. “These Sprung structures are a visible sign of progress, but that’s only part of the story,” said Dan Williams, SDC project manager. “We also started connecting the SDC site to utility electrical power. This achievement will afford the … Continue reading Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Units Covered, Energized
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant resumed destruction operations June 4 after pausing its elimination of mustard agent. “We had to halt processing after it was discovered the B05 system and some of the piping from the Spent Decontamination System tanks to the Agent Neutralization Reactors showed evidence of previous pinhole leaks,” said Kim Jackson, … Continue reading Pueblo Plant Resumes Chemical Weapons Destruction
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The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant has begun shipping salt water off site in an effort to relieve the Water Recovery System of a high salt concentration that could potentially damage its tanks. “We’re moving out the inventory of brine to dilute the system,” Kim Jackson, plant manager, PCAPP, told the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ … Continue reading Shipments Reduce Salt Water Risk to Storage Tanks
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant received high marks from a recent Department of the Army Inspector General Chemical Surety Inspection. “They look through safety, operations, accountability, went through our clinic, a lot of our personnel records … and left with a very good report,” said Walton Levi, site project manager, PCAPP, in a recent … Continue reading U.S. Army Inspectors Give Pueblo Plant High Marks
https://www.peoacwa.army.mil/2020/02/26/pueblo-plant-destroys-half-of-chemical-stockpile-in-colorado/ The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant destroyed more than half the mustard agent in obsolete chemical munitions stored for more than a half-century at the U.S. Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot. “This accomplishment is the result of the dedication and tenacity of the men and women who work at PCAPP,” said Walton Levi, site project … Continue reading Pueblo Plant Destroys Half of Chemical Stockpile in Colorado
Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant technicians and engineers are preparing to reconfigure specialized equipment to destroy 105mm projectiles later this year. “We assembled a team of seasoned maintenance technicians, waste technicians, safety specialists, engineers, and work control specialists to determine a safe method to fully disassemble the 155mm Cavity Access Machines, or CAMs, after they … Continue reading Plant Workers Prepare for Munitions Destruction Changes
