Assessment of processing gelled GB M55 rockets at Anniston / Committee on review of Army planning for the disposal of M55 rockets at the Anniston chemical agent disposal facility, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review of Army Planning for the Disposal of M55 Rockets at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program.

Conference Name:

Workshop on Materials and Manufacturing (2001 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1985, Congress mandated the destruction of the stockpile of M55 rockets stored at several chemical weapons storage sites in the United States and its possessions because of the risk that the rockets may self-ignite. Risk assessments performed by the Army indicate the risk to the public is dominated by M55 rockets containing the nerve agent sarin (GB). During the disposal of these GB M55 rockets at a site in Tooele, Utah, it was discovered that the agent had gelled in a significant percentage of the rockets. In these cases, the standard destruction method would not work. The Army devised an alternate mechanism for incinerating the gelled rockets, but the State of Utah limited their disposal rate using this process. The Army, however, has since developed plans for increasing the destruction rate of gelled rockets and proposes that this method be used at Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF) in Anniston, Alabama. To assist in this effort, the Army asked the National Research Council (NRC) to evaluate the Army's plan for higher destruction rates. Former Congressman Robert Riley (now Alabama's governor) also requested an NRC assessment. This study was carried out by the NRC ad hoc Committee on Review of Army Planning for the Disposal of M55 Rockets at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Preface

Acknowledgment

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acronyms

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 M55 Rocket Storage Condition Assessments

3 Processing of M55 Rockets at JACADS and TOCDF

4 Processing of M55 Rockets at ANCDF

5 Findings and Recommendations

References

Appendixes

Appendix A NRC Recommendations on Public Involvement Reprinted from 2000 Report

Appendix B ANCDF Campaign Schedule Options

Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179480

9780309166904

030916690X

9781280179488

1280179481

9780309526937

0309526930

OCLC:

55663856