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Appendix B Process Description for the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
Appendix B Process Description for the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
Pages 36-39
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1. VX PROCESS OVERVIEW The Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility is designed to destroy the stockpile of nerve agent VX stored in ton containers at the Newport Chemical Depot.
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The salt-concentrated evaporator bottoms are crystallized and filtered, then sent to a properly permitted offsite landfill. The excess evaporator condensate is sent to a sewage treatment plant (STP)
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Although most of the requirements for the SCWO operation are met by the evaporator/crystallizer condensate, some supplemental plant water is required. Solid Waste Salt produced in the evaporator/crystallizer is sent to a suitable hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility.
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Spent filter carbon is checked for detectable agent before being sent to an outside contractor for disposal. Demilitarization protective ensembles, which are at the 3X level after normal decontamination procedures, will be packed in 55 gallon drums, stored in a solid waste storage area, and shipped off site.
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