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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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Appendix B
Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities

COMMITTEE MEETING 1, JUNE 8-9, 2000

Edgewood, Maryland

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Sheldon E. Isakoff, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun, Harrison T. Pannella, Jacqueline Johnson-Campbell.

Objectives

Complete administrative actions, including introductions and composition/balance discussions for committee members and committee administrative support methodology; receive DoD briefings on the ACWA program concerning Demonstration II and engineering design studies (EDS) status; tour and inspect the four test sites located at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) or the APG Edgewood Area; develop specific committee assignments for future activities; discuss concepts for planned reports and strategy; determine location and date for the next committee meeting.

SITE VISIT 1, JUNE 9, 2000 (IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEETING 1)

Edgewood, Maryland, and Aberdeen, Maryland

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun, Harrison T. Pannella, Jacqueline Johnson-Campbell.

Objectives

Visit the following Demonstration II test units: AEA 12 kW SILVER II™ test unit for energetics, AEA 2 kW SILVER II™ test unit for agent, Eco Logic gas-phase chemical reduction test unit.

Visit the following EDS test units: Parsons/ Honeywell immobilized-cell bioreactor test unit.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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SITE VISIT 2, JUNE 20-21, 2000

Dugway Proving Ground and Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff member: Harrison T. Pannella.

Objectives

Visit the following Demonstration II test units: Teledyne-Commodore solvated-electron technology (SET) test unit for energetics, SET test unit for agent, and fluid-jet cutting test unit; Foster Wheeler supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) test unit. Visit the following EDS test units: General Atomics SCWO test unit and dunnage shredder/hydropulping system. Tour the baseline incineration-based Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) and the adjacent chemical stockpile storage area.

SITE VISIT 3, AUGUST 2-3, 2000

Parsons, Inc., Pasadena, California

NRC Participants

Committee member: William R. Rhyne. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Receive briefings on the Parsons/Honeywell technology design package. Observe working sessions of scientists and engineers discussing preliminary examinations and possible minor modifications of the package.

Committee Meeting 2, August 8-9, 2000

National Research Council, Washington, D.C.

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun, Harrison T. Pannella, Jacqueline Johnson-Campbell, Gwen Roby.

Objectives

Receive updated briefings from the ACWA technical staff, the Citizens Advisory Technical Team (CATT), and technology providers (Foster Wheeler; Eco Logic Solutions, Inc.; AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc.; Teledyne-Commodore; Parsons). Discuss concept drafts for NRC reports on the ACWA EDS and Demonstration II; develop writing assignments; complete composition and balance; finalize locations and dates for future committee meetings and potential site visits.

SITE VISIT 4, AUGUST 17-18, 2000

Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts

NRC Participants

Committee member: Leo Weitzman. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Receive briefings on the General Atomics interim engineering design technology. Observe scientific and engineering working sessions on preliminary examinations and design optimization of the package.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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SITE VISIT 5, AUGUST 25, 2000

Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois

NRC Participants

Committee member: Leo Weitzman.

Objectives

Observe the Parsons catalytic oxidation (CATOX) unit under consideration for incorporation into the General Atomics technology package and scheduled for EDS testing.

SITE VISIT 6, SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

Aberdeen Proving Ground Edgewood Area, Maryland

NRC Participants

Committee member: Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella.

Objectives

Attend the integrated product review meeting on the status of the engineering-scale test for the one-tenth-scale General Atomics SCWO test unit planned for treatment of VX hydrolysate at the Newport bulk storage site.

SITE VISIT 7, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000

Aberdeen Proving Ground Edgewood Area, Maryland

NRC Participants

NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun, Harrison T. Pannella.

Objectives

Attend the joint Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization/Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (PMCD/PMACWA) Industry Day briefings to commence nontechnology-specific acquisition request for proposals (RFPs) activities for the disposal facility at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.

SITE VISIT 8, OCTOBER 10, 2000

Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo, Colorado

NRC Participants

NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun.

Objectives

Receive a briefing from the site commander of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, tour the storage bunkers, and visit the public outreach office. Attend a meeting of the Pueblo, Colorado, Citizens’ Advisory Commission.

COMMITTEE MEETING 3, OCTOBER 19-20, 2000

J. Erik Jonsson Center of the National Academies, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun, Harrison T. Pannella, Chris Jones.

Objectives

Complete administrative actions, including introductions and committee composition and balance discussions. Receive updates from the PMACWA technical team and associates concerning Demonstration II, EDS, and energetics testing. Discuss initial findings and recommendations for the EDS Pueblo and Demo II reports.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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SITE VISIT 9, OCTOBER 25, 2000

Pine Bluff Chemical Depot, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

NRC Participants

Committee member: Willard C. Gekler.

Objectives

Observe unit operations of the SCWO reactor being tested for use in the destruction of smoke and dye materials.

SITE VISIT 10, OCTOBER 30, 2000

Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Kingston, Tennessee

NRC Participants

Committee members: Ruth M. Doherty, William R. Rhyne.

Objectives

Attend a review of the energetics hydrolysis testing planned for Holston Army Ammunition Plant. Tour facility and observe operations. Holston is a major site for hydrolysis testing of many different types of energetic materials.

SITE VISIT 11, NOVEMBER 3, 2000

ACWA Dialogue Meeting, Pueblo, Colorado

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Ruth M. Doherty, John A. Merson, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun.

Objectives

Provide briefings to the Dialogue on NRC activities concerning the ACWA program and attend the Dialogue meeting.

SITE VISIT 12, NOVEMBER 8-10, 2000

Parsons, Inc., Pasadena, California

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Willard C. Gekler, David S. Kosson (Parsons/Honeywell only), John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler (General Atomics only), Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella.

Objectives

Receive briefings about the Parsons/Honeywell and General Atomics EDS. Results of some EDS testing were also reported.

SITE VISIT 13, NOVEMBER 26-28, 2000

Parsons, Inc., Pasadena, California

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee member: William C. Gekler.

Objectives

Attend briefings prepared for the Army ACWA team by the technology providers on the status of preliminary technical reports concerning the Parsons/ Honeywell and General Atomics engineering designs. Results of testing for the engineering designs were also reported.

SITE VISIT 14, DECEMBER 7, 2000

Edgewater, Maryland

NRC Participants

Committee members: Joan B. Berkowitz, Leo Weitzman.

Objectives

Attend presentation by General Atomics to PMACWA on the developmental status of its SCWO reactor.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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COMMITTEE MEETING 4, DECEMBER 14-15, 2000

Washington, D.C.

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Jacqueline Johnson-Campbell.

Objectives

Report development; review and revise current versions of EDS-Pueblo and Demo II reports; devise path forward for first full message drafts of each report.

SITE VISIT 15, JANUARY 4, 2001

ACWA II Dialogue Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky

NRC Participants

Committee member: William R. Rhyne. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Attend Dialogue meeting and provide an update of the NRC ACWA II Committee’s activities.

SITE VISIT 16, JANUARY 4, 2001

Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Kingston, Tennessee

NRC Participants

Committee members: Ruth M. Doherty, John A. Merson and William R. Rhyne.

Objectives

Attend a working review meeting on energetics hydrolysis testing at Holston and the results of this testing to date. Become informed on the scientific and engineering issues revealed during the test procedures.

COMMITTEE MEETING 5, FEBRUARY 8-9, 2001

Washington, D.C.

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Bruce Braun, Harrison T. Pannella, Jacqueline Johnson-Campbell.

Objectives

Receive briefings from the PMACWA technical staff concerning the status of EDS I, EDS II, and Demonstration II program activities and other presentations from the energetics hydrolysis testing group at Picatinny Arsenal. Review and revise reports. Define steps to EDS I report concurrence draft. Set goals for interim activities and for the next meeting.

INFORMATION GATHERING ACTIVITY, MARCH 11-14, 2001

Houston, Texas

NRC Participants

NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Attend National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Symposium on SCWO technology as it relates to materials of construction and corrosion reactions in reactors. Arrange to obtain scientific briefing packages and technical papers for distribution to committee members.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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COMMITTEE MEETING 6, MARCH 26-27, 2001

Beckman Center, Irvine, California

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby, William Campbell.

Objectives

Closed meeting for report development. Complete concurrence draft for EDS I Pueblo report and preconcurrence draft for Demo II report. Schedule next meeting date and discuss items for the agenda.

COMMITTEE MEETING 7, MAY 9-10, 2001

Washington, D.C.

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Mike Clark, Dennis Chamot, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby, William Campbell.

Objectives

Receive briefings from the PMACWA technical staff concerning the status of the EDS II program activities. Prepare responses to reviewers’ comments on the EDS I (Pueblo) report and complete the concurrence draft for the Demonstration II report. Assign writing teams, set goals for interim activities, schedule next meeting date, discuss agenda items. Discuss concept drafts for the Blue Grass, Kentucky, report.

SITE VISIT 17, JUNE 20-21, 2001

Dugway Proving Ground and Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah

NRC Participants

Committee members: Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, William R. Rhyne.

Objectives

Inspect and evaluate the following EDS test units: Foster Wheeler and General Atomics SCWO units, Parsons Projectile Washout and Continuous Steam Treatment, and the Eco Logic Propellant Grinding System.

SITE VISIT 18, JULY 17-18, 2001

General Atomics Offices, San Diego, California

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Willard C. Gekler, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Attend a presentation and review of the initial engineering design package developed by General Atomics for the demilitarization of chemical weapons at the Blue Grass, Kentucky, storage site.

SITE VISIT 19, AUGUST 6-7, 2001

CH2MHill Offices, Gainesville, Florida

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, William R. Seeker. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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Objectives

Attend a presentation and review of the initial engineering design package developed by AEA Technologies for the demilitarization of chemical weapons at the Blue Grass, Kentucky, storage site.

SITE VISIT 20, AUGUST 9-10, 2001

Houston, Texas

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Attend a presentation and review of the initial engineering design package developed by Foster Wheeler/ Eco Logic/Kvaerner for the demilitarization of chemical weapons at the Blue Grass, Kentucky, storage site.

COMMITTEE MEETING 8, SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2001

Washington, D.C.

Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, Stanley I. Sandler, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Mike Clarke, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby.

Objectives

Discuss press conference information for the EDS Pueblo Report and report dissemination. Discuss technology provider reviews attended in October. Integrate writing contributions and continue to develop an initial first full message draft of the EDS Blue Grass Report.

SITE VISIT 21, OCTOBER 10, 2001

Aberdeen Proving Ground Edgewood Area, Maryland

NRC Participants

Committee members: Ruth M. Doherty, Frederick J. Krambeck.

Objectives

Tour the Edgewood CDTF (Chem Demilitarization Training Facility) to become familiar with weapons structures and the complete weapons incineration plant.

SITE VISIT 22, OCTOBER 22-23, 2001

General Atomics Offices, San Diego, California

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Willard C. Gekler, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Attend presentations of General Atomics final engineering design package and most recent updates of unit demonstration test results.

SITE VISIT 23, OCTOBER 25-26, 2001

CH2MHill Offices, Gainesville, Florida

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Frederick J. Krambeck, Willard C. Gekler. NRC staff member: Patricia P. Paulette.

Objectives

Attend presentations of AEA’s final engineering design package and most recent updates of unit demonstration test results.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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SITE VISIT 24, OCTOBER 29-30, 2001

Houston, Texas

NRC Participants

Committee members: John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Richard J. Ayen. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella.

Objectives

Attend presentations of the Eco Logic/Foster Wheeler/Kvaerner final engineering design package and most recent updates of unit demonstration test results.

COMMITTEE MEETING 9, NOVEMBER 15-16, 2001

Washington, D.C.

Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, David S. Kosson, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William R. Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby, Catherine Lewis.

Objectives

Receive briefings from the PMACWA technical staff concerning the EDS II testing plan and the Blue Grass demilitarization program status. Develop concept draft for the Pueblo letter report. Continue development of the EDS II first full message draft. Conduct a bias discussion update.

SITE VISIT 25, NOVEMBER 19-20, 2001

Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge Massachusetts

NRC Participants

Committee members: Joan B. Berkowitz, Frederick J. Krambeck, Leo Weitzman.

Objectives

Attend presentations of General Atomics final engineering design package and the most recent updates of unit demonstration test results.

SITE VISIT 26, DECEMBER 6, 2001

Avondale Elementary School, Avondale, Colorado

NRC Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Donald Siebenaler, William Campbell.

Objectives

Present the NRC findings and recommendations from the NRC EDS I—Pueblo report to the Citizens Advisory Commission for Pueblo, Colorado.

COMMITTEE MEETING 10, JANUARY 3-4, 2002

Beckman Center, Irvine, California

Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, Stanley I. Sandler, William R. Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby.

Objectives

Receive briefings of the most recent demonstration test results from technology providers. Develop responses to reviewer’s comments for the EDS I update letter report. Continue text development toward a concurrence draft for the Blue Grass EDS II report.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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COMMITTEE MEETING 11, MARCH 14-15, 2002

Washington, D.C.

Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, Stanley I. Sandler, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby.

Objectives

Receive briefings on “Operational Risk Assessments for Three Technologies Being Considered for Chemical Weapons Destruction at Pueblo, Colo.” Receive update of ACWA Program for Bluegrass. Continue text development toward a concurrence draft for the Blue Grass EDS II report. Set goals and confirm next meeting date and location,

SITE VISIT 27, JUNE 5-6, 2002

ACWA II Dialogue Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky

NRC Participants

Committee Chair, Robert A. Beaudet. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette. Harrison Pannella.

Objectives

Attend Dialogue meeting and provide an update of the NRC ACW II Committee’s activities.

COMMITTEE MEETING 12, JUNE 13-14, 2002

Washington, D.C.

Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Joan B. Berkowitz, Ruth M. Doherty, Willard C. Gekler, Sheldon E. Isakoff, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, Stanley I. Sandler, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby.

Objectives

Receive an update of the ACWA program and a technical presentation concerning H destruction processes. Develop responses to the reviewer comments on the current report. Lay out concept draft for the Blue Grass letter report.

COMMITTEE MEETING 13, JUNE 20-21, 2002

Washington, D.C.

Participants

Committee Chair: Robert A. Beaudet. Committee members: Richard J. Ayen, Frederick J. Krambeck, John A. Merson, William Rhyne, Stanley I. Sandler, William Seeker, Leo Weitzman. NRC staff members: Bruce Braun, Patricia P. Paulette, Harrison T. Pannella, Gwen Roby.

Objectives

Receive briefings from Foster Wheeler on the results of validation testing of the transpring-wall SCWO and the evaporator/crystallizer. Evaluate the test results and discuss the objectives for the Blue Grass letter report. Complete the outline for the first full message draft and determine writing assignments. Discuss goals and significant dates in the development of the letter report.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Site Visits, and Information-Gathering Activities." National Research Council. 2002. Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10509.
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