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James Bacon Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization PMCD SFAE-CD-CO-O Building E4585 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 2~010-4005 Board on Army Science and Technology Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program December 2l, 2001 Re: Review of Proposed Process Changes for Expedited Disposal of the Aberdeen Stockpile of Bulk Mustard Agent Dear Mr. Bacon: On November 14, 2001, the Army Project Manager for Alternative Technologies and Approaches (PMATA)
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The ad hoc panel's work was constrained by the (probably necessarily limited) amount of data and information provi(le(1 by the Army as it prepares to rapidly implement changes to expedite the alternative disposal technology program at Aberdeen.
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as the building in the original design, and the airflow is not as firmly segregated between levels. For example, the ton containers in the CHATS are separated from the rest of the room space of the building by two bladder-type seals.
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Study of Modified Process The Army is currently pilot testing various key components of the modified process. Studies are uncler way to determine agent-Ioading parameters, to confirm strain station performance, and to demonstrate the ton container triple-rinse operation.
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Preliminary mocleling indicates that the one percent lethality distances wild be contained within the fence line of the disposal facility site as currently proposed, ant} that the concentrations of agent at points of human exposure will be below levels acceptable according to the ~ 988 regulations noted above (i.e., the time-weighted average exposure limit for workers, general population limit, ant!
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The air monitoring appears approximately equivalent to that in the original design for the Aberdeen facility, but the ad hoc pane] believes that additional monitors will provide a higher level of safety since the building is less robust and has fewer levels of containment by which to control contaminated air.
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Ad Hoc Pane] on Review of Proposed Process Changes for Expedited Disposal of the Aberdeen Stockpile of Bulk Mustard Agent cc: K
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Committee on Review ant} Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
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