Analysis of engineering design studies for demilitarization of assembled chemical weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot / 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 of the National Academies.

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.

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical weapons disposal--Kentucky--Blue Grass Army Depot.

Chemical weapons disposal.

Engineering design.

Silver ions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 172 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying the nation's stockpile of aging chemical weapons stored at eight locations in the continental United States and on Johnston Atoll in the Pacific. Originally, incineration was chosen for the destruction of these stores, but this method has met with public opposition, and Congress directed the Army to develop alternative technologies for destroying the stockpiles in Pueblo, CO and Richmond, KY. To assist the Army in this process, the NRC was asked to evaluate the engineering design study of the three Blue Grass candidates. This book presents an analysis of various issues pertaining to the proposed engineering design package for the Blue Grass facility.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Hydrolysis Tests of Energetic Materials; 5 3 AEA Silver II(t) Technology Package; 6 4 Eco Logic Technology Package; 7 5 General Atomics Technology Package; 8 6 General Findings; 9 References; 10 Appendix A: Description of Munitions in the Blue Grass Army Depot Stockpile; 11 Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities; 12 Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610183210

9780309169028

030916902X

9781280183218

1280183217

9780309503297

0309503299

OCLC:

559341156