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Appendix E: Mobile Non-Stockpile Systems
Appendix E: Mobile Non-Stockpile Systems
Pages 91-95
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· glass bottles containing neat (pure) mustard agent · "sniff sets" widemouthed glass jars containing H/HD or L adsorbed on granular charcoal The reagents employed in the RRS for the destruction of the various agents and industrial chemicals found in CAIS are as follows: 91 · Red process.
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The explosion containment vessel contains the explosive shock, fragments, and chemical agents during the munition opening process and also serves as a processing vessel for subsequent neutralization of the chemical agent and energetics within the munition. The EDS-1 has an inside diameter of 51 cm and is designed to handle three common munitions: a 75-mm artillery shell, a 4.2-inch mortar, and a Livens projectile.
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Additional protection is provided by a steel block placed beneath the bottom half-cylinder (to protect the lower EDS vessel wall from gas jets from the detonations) and end plates hung on the ends of the FSS cylinder to absorb shock and protect the ends of the EDS vessel.
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Developmental testing of the first EDS-2 is planned to take place in Porton Down, United Kingdom, in 2003, followed by operational testing at APG, also in 2003. This unit is to be operational by FY 2004-2005 and available TABLE E-1 Approximate EDS Processing Time, by Agent SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF NON-STOCKPILE CWM to support emergency response and chemical samples disposal.
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Independent Evaluation of the Rapid Response System, Safety and Environmental Performance, Mitretek Technical Report MTR 2001-22. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.: Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization.
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