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... . The modified baseline process proposed for the Pueblo site was derived from lessons learned during the disposal operations for mustard munitions at the first baseline incineration system facility, the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS)
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... Another secondary waste, spent decontamination solution, was charged to the afterburner of the liquid incinerator during ongoing operations. After reviewing the lessons learned at JACADS, the committee judged them to be a valid basis for defining design improvements for a modified baseline process at Pueblo, including initiation of planning for closure during the facility design stage.
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... Overall, the modified baseline process concept is likely to be a workable means of destroying the assembled chemical munitions stockpile at Pueblo. As previously noted, the modified baseline process is based on the extensive lessons learned from the processing of mustard agent munitions at JACADS.
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... This suggests that the modified baseline process, in which munitions are charged to the MPF, can destroy the mustard agent munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot if the MPF can be shown to handle frozen projectiles safely and effectively. The MPF is a crucial component of the modified baseline process, and its design and size will be critical; it has been expanded from the three-zone configuration used at JACADS to a four-zone configuration for Pueblo.
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... Before the HRA is completed, the Army should work with the Pueblo stakeholders to decide how the risk of a modified baseline process facility compares with that of a baseline incineration system facility. This will require that the Army increase and improve its communications with stakeholders.
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Key Terms

  • baseline process
  • baseline incineration
  • secondary wastes
  • mustard agent
  • chemical agent

  • pueblo chemical
  • assembled chemical
  • frozen rounds
  • agent disposal
  • mustard projectiles

  • pueblo stockpile
  • chemical depot
  • liquid incinerator
  • disposal facility
  • liquid agent

  • chemical weapons
  • spent decontamination
  • chemical stockpile
  • successfully processed
  • decontamination solution

  • pueblo site
  • agent munitions
  • secondary waste
  • mustard munitions
  • stockpile committee

  • energetic materials
  • stack emissions
  • transport munitions
  • stockpile disposal
  • trial burn


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