Evaluation of demonstration test results of alternative technologies for demilitarization of assembled chemical weapons : a supplemental review for demonstration II / Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons, Phase II, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical weapons disposal--United States.

Chemical weapons disposal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By direction of Congress, the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (PMACWA) asked the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II (the ACW II committee) to conduct an independent scientific and technical assessment of three alternative technologies (referred to as Demo II) under consideration for the destruction of assembled chemical weapons at U.S. chemical weapons storage sites. The three technologies are AEA Technologies Corporation's (AEA's) electrochemical oxidation process; the transpiring-wall supercritical water oxidation and gasphase chemical reduction processes of Foster Wheeler/Eco Logic/Kvaerner (FW/EL/K); and Teledyne-Commodore's solvated electron process. Each of these technologies represents an alternative to incineration for the complete destruction of chemical agents and associated energetic materials. The demonstration tests were approved by the PMACWA after an initial assessment of each technology. The results of that initial assessment were reviewed by an earlier NRC committee, the Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons (the ACW I committee). For the present review, the committee conducted an indepth examination of each technology provider's data, analyses, and demonstration test results for the critical components tested. This review report supplements the ACW I report and considers the demonstration performance of the Demo II candidate technologies and their readiness for advancement to pilot-scale implementation. Because testing in these areas is ongoing, the committee decided to cut short its fact-finding efforts for input to this report as of March 30, 2001.

Contents:

Front Matter Preface Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures and Tables Acronyms, Chemical Symbols, and Abbreviations Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 AEA SILVER II"! Technology Process 3 Foster Wheeler/Eco Logic/Kvaerner Integrated Demilitarization Process 4 Teledyne-Commodore Solvated Electron Technology Process 5 Update of General Findings and Recommendations References Appendix A Site Visits and Meetings Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39).

ISBN:

9786610184200

9780309170253

0309170257

9781280184208

1280184205

9780309511001

0309511003

OCLC:

697596969