Update on National Research Council recommendations / National Research Council Staff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (U.S.).

Chemical agents (Munitions)--Environmental aspects--Utah--Tooele.

Chemical agents (Munitions).

Chemical weapons disposal--Environmental aspects--Utah--Tooele.

Chemical weapons disposal.

Hazardous wastes--Environmental aspects--Utah--Tooele.

Hazardous wastes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report reviews the status of the U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) operations at Tooele, Utah, with respect to previous recommendations and observations made by the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (Stockpile Committee). The committee recognizes actions that have satisfied recommendations, identifies recommendations that require further action, and provides additional recommendations for improving the overall CSDP performance at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF), Tooele, Utah, and other sites.

Contents:

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

Copyright

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Acronyms

Executive Summary

SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE AND PLANT OPERATIONS

TRIAL BURN TESTS TO ESTABLISH COMPLIANCE WITH RCRA AND TSCA

IMPROVEMENTS IN MONITORING SYSTEMS

RISK MANAGEMENT

SAFETY PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCE

PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS

1 Introduction

DESCRIPTION OF THE CHEMICAL AGENT AND MUNITIONS STOCKPILE

CALL FOR DISPOSAL

Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program

Chemical Weapons Convention

Selection and Development of the Baseline Incineration System

INCINERATION SYSTEM AT THE TOOELE CHEMICAL AGENT DISPOSAL FACILITY

ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE ON REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE ARMY CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL PROGRAM

Composition of the Stockpile Committee

OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT NRC RECOMMENDATIONS

PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

Statement of Task

2 Systems Performance and Plant Operations

OVERVIEW

Activities since the Start of Agent Operations

Disposal Schedule

TRIAL BURNS

Surrogate Trial Burns

Results of Surrogate Trial Burns

Liquid Incinerator #2

Metal Parts Furnace

Deactivation Furnace System

Agent Trial Burns

Liquid Incinerators

Implications of the Trial Burn Data for the Health Risk Assessment

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Trial Burns

IMPROVING MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR AGENTS AND NONAGENTS

Background

False Positive ACAMS Alarms

Real-Time Detection of Significant Agent Releases

Summary of the Monitoring Issues

OVERALL ASSESSMENT

3 Risk Management

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT

Overall Safety

Risk Assessment

Risk Management

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SYSTEMIZATION REPORT

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT REPORT.

4 Safety Programs and Performance

OVERSIGHT

ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS AND CURRENT STATUS

Implementation of the Safety Training Observation Program

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program

Safety Metrics

Recordable Injury Rate

Lost Workday Cases

Total Number of Injuries

Safety Training Observation Program

Other Metrics

Employee Involvement

Management Involvement and Commitment

Criteria for Award Fees

Programmatic Lessons Learned Program

SUMMARY

5 Public and Community Interactions

INTRODUCTION

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

COMMUNITY SURVEY RESEARCH PLANS

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS

CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

6 Findings and Recommendations

References

Appendices

Appendix A Specific Design Features of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility Baseline Incineration System

PROCESS DESCRIPTION

Unloading and Unpack System

Demilitarization Processing Systems

FURNACES AND INCINERATORS

Safety Systems

Support Systems

Operations Control Room

Reference

Appendix B Reports of the Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (Stockpile ...

Appendix C TOCDF-Related Recommendations by the Stockpile Committee Addressed in This Report

SYSTEMIZATION REPORT (NRC, 1996A)

Duration of TOCDF Operations

Coordinated with the Start of Agent Operations

Prior to the Start of Agent Operations

During the First Year of Agent Operations

Public Involvement Letter Report (NRC, 1996b)

RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT REPORT (NRC, 1997)

Risk Assessments

Policy

Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9786610185603

9780309184403

0309184401

9781280185601

1280185600

9780309593977

0309593972

9780585277332

0585277338

OCLC:

133169111