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Public Comments Open on Pueblo Plant Permit
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Pueblo Plant Achieves Monthly Processing Record
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Baseline Reconfiguration of 4.2-Inch Mortar Rounds Complete
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Pueblo Static Detonation Chamber Units Covered, Energized
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Pueblo Plant Resumes Chemical Weapons Destruction
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Shipments Reduce Salt Water Risk to Storage Tanks
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
U.S. Army Inspectors Give Pueblo Plant High Marks
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
Pueblo Plant Destroys Half of Chemical Stockpile in Colorado
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
Air Supply Offers Alternative Power Source to Wiring in Corrosive Area
Pneumatic, or air-pressure operated, cylinders are solving a problem with certain electrical systems at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. “The destructive nature of (mustard) agent eventually eats through the wiring systems that drive the servo motors on the Cavity Access Machines,” said Tom Bailey, plant support specialist. “We can’t replace those wires, so we … Continue reading Air Supply Offers Alternative Power Source to Wiring in Corrosive Area


