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From page 1... ... The U.S. Army has developed or is investigating a mix of 3Non-stockpile chemical materiel includes buried chemical weapons, recovered chemical materiel, binary chemical weapons, former production facilities, and miscellaneous chemical materiel. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... , based on cutting or drill-and-drain accessing of chemical agent, followed by chemical neutralization of agent and washing of hardware, arranged in a modular style and intended to process larger numbers of non-stockpile chemical weapons at a single site � stockpile facilities, an additional option for the destruction of NSCWM6 created in November 1999, when Congress amended the law to allow stockpile facilities to be used to destroy non-stockpile materiel � a tent-and-foam system for partially contained detonation of a chemical weapon judged too sensitive to move � various technologies that may be used to treat wastes resulting from the destruction of primary NSCM, known as secondary wastes Before these systems can be operated, however, the Army must establish their technical effectiveness and safety, obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for operation at each site where NSCM is treated, and provide opportunities for public stakeholders to be involved in the decision-making process. Accordingly, on March 16, 2001, the PMNSCM requested that the National Research Council (NRC) Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... Instead, the report covers subcategories of NSCWM whose destruction appears to pose the greatest challenges, including CAIS, recovered chemical munitions, binary CWM components, and chemical agent in bulk containers. Treatment of secondary waste streams generated in the treatment of this Non-Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel (NSCWM) Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... Binary Chemica/ Warfare Materiel Components The entire non-stockpile inventory of binary CWM components is stored in canisters and drums at Pine Bluff Arsenal, a stockpile site. Options for treatment include destruction in the Pine Bluff Chemical Disposal Facility, direct destruction in a plasma arc system, or chemical neutralization followed by oxidative posttreatment of the neutralents. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... stored at Pine Bluff Arsenal should be destroyed directly, either by burning in the Pine Bluff Chemical Destruction Facility incinerator or by plasma arc treatment. If these facilities cannot handle the fluorinerich DF destruction products, the committee recommends that on-site neutralization followed by oxidative posttreatment of the neutralents be developed. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... , combined with an effective public involvement program, are essential for obtaining regulatory approvals in a timely manner. The committee urges the Army and states to enhance the existing cooperative efforts to define appropriate regulatory requirements for the technologies. Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... The committee recommends that the Army establish central direction to ensure coordination of program and installation missions and to promote continuity and consistency in public involvement programs across installations and between program and installation staff (Recommendation 5-1~. 7 Recommendation: The committee recommends that the Army expand its public affairs program to include involvement as well as outreach activities.~� Specifically, for the Army to gain from lessons documented in studies of the stockpile program, the committee recommends as follows: � The Army should direct installations to implement, in coordination with program staff, a strategy that includes development of public involvement mechanisms. Read the entire page →

From page 1...

... The U.S. Army has developed or is investigating a mix of 3Non-stockpile chemical materiel includes buried chemical weapons, recovered chemical materiel, binary chemical weapons, former production facilities, and miscellaneous chemical materiel.

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From page 2...

... , based on cutting or drill-and-drain accessing of chemical agent, followed by chemical neutralization of agent and washing of hardware, arranged in a modular style and intended to process larger numbers of non-stockpile chemical weapons at a single site � stockpile facilities, an additional option for the destruction of NSCWM6 created in November 1999, when Congress amended the law to allow stockpile facilities to be used to destroy non-stockpile materiel � a tent-and-foam system for partially contained detonation of a chemical weapon judged too sensitive to move � various technologies that may be used to treat wastes resulting from the destruction of primary NSCM, known as secondary wastes Before these systems can be operated, however, the Army must establish their technical effectiveness and safety, obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for operation at each site where NSCM is treated, and provide opportunities for public stakeholders to be involved in the decision-making process. Accordingly, on March 16, 2001, the PMNSCM requested that the National Research Council (NRC)

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From page 3...

... Instead, the report covers subcategories of NSCWM whose destruction appears to pose the greatest challenges, including CAIS, recovered chemical munitions, binary CWM components, and chemical agent in bulk containers. Treatment of secondary waste streams generated in the treatment of this Non-Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel (NSCWM)

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From page 4...

... Binary Chemica/ Warfare Materiel Components The entire non-stockpile inventory of binary CWM components is stored in canisters and drums at Pine Bluff Arsenal, a stockpile site. Options for treatment include destruction in the Pine Bluff Chemical Disposal Facility, direct destruction in a plasma arc system, or chemical neutralization followed by oxidative posttreatment of the neutralents.

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From page 5...

... stored at Pine Bluff Arsenal should be destroyed directly, either by burning in the Pine Bluff Chemical Destruction Facility incinerator or by plasma arc treatment. If these facilities cannot handle the fluorinerich DF destruction products, the committee recommends that on-site neutralization followed by oxidative posttreatment of the neutralents be developed.

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... , combined with an effective public involvement program, are essential for obtaining regulatory approvals in a timely manner. The committee urges the Army and states to enhance the existing cooperative efforts to define appropriate regulatory requirements for the technologies.

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From page 7...

... The committee recommends that the Army establish central direction to ensure coordination of program and installation missions and to promote continuity and consistency in public involvement programs across installations and between program and installation staff (Recommendation 5-1~. 7 Recommendation: The committee recommends that the Army expand its public affairs program to include involvement as well as outreach activities.~� Specifically, for the Army to gain from lessons documented in studies of the stockpile program, the committee recommends as follows: � The Army should direct installations to implement, in coordination with program staff, a strategy that includes development of public involvement mechanisms.

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Executive Summary
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