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Effects of Degraded Agent and Munitions Anomalies on Chemical Stockpile Disposal Operations (2004) / Chapter Skim
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... The Stockpile Committee evaluated the munitions' history, reviewed and evaluated leaker detection and reduction activities, reviewed unusual occurrences resulting from the delivery of atypical (i.e., anomalous) munitions and containers to disposal facilities, reviewed and evaluated the implications of atypical agent and munitions for risks to workers, and assessed programmatic impacts of these atypical munitions.
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... The fact is that stockpile degradation and the discovery of anomalies could well continue throughout the remaining life of the stockpile. This will call for regular testing, monitoring, and data recording in a standardized mode; improved statistical analysis of better databases to discover possible trends at the earliest possible time; and public comprehension of demilitarization operations, with as much information disclosure as can be permitted consistent with security concerns.
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