Interim design assessment for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant / Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Board on Army Science and Technology, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Chemical weapons disposal.

Engineering design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 78 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Because of concerns about incineration, the Department of Defense plans to use alternative means to destroy the chemical agent stockpiles at the Pueblo and Blue Grass facilities. The DOD contracted with Bechtel Parsons to design and operate pilot plants for this purpose. As part of the NRC efforts to assist the DOD with its chemical demilitarization efforts, the Department requested a review and assessment of the Bechtel designs for both plants. An earlier report presented an assessment of the Pueblo design. This report provides a review of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant based on review of data and information about the initial design and some intermediate design data. Among other topics, the report presents technical risk assessment issues, an analysis of delivery and disassembly operations and of agent destruction core processes, and an examination of waste treatment.

Contents:

""Front matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Technical Risk Assessment Issues""; ""3 Delivery and Disassembly Operations""; ""4 Core Processes for Agent and Energetics Destruction""; ""5 Treatment of Hydrolysates and Residual Wastes""; ""6 General Findings and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Summary Responsibilities of Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass Team Members""; ""Appendix B Diagrams of Chemical Munitions at Blue Grass Army Depot""

""Appendix C Information on Current Composition of Levenstein Mustard Agent at Blue Grass Army Depot""""Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix E Committee Meetings and Site Visits""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610742264

9780309181693

0309181690

9781280742262

1280742267

9780309655866

0309655862

OCLC:

229185611