National Academies Press: OpenBook

Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (2005)

Chapter: A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot

« Previous: References
Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×

Appendixes

Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×

This page intentionally left blank.

Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×

A
Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot

Figures A-1 through A-3 are drawings of the 105-mm projectile, 155-mm projectile, and 4.2-inch mortar projectile. Figure A-4 shows a boxed 105-mm projectile. Information is also included on the size, weight, energetics, and packaging of each projectile.

The stockpile inventory at Pueblo Chemical Depot consists entirely of munitions containing mustard agent. Most of the projectiles contain mustard agent HD (distilled bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide). Some contain mustard agent HT, a 60:40 eutectic mixture of HD and bis[2-(2-chloroethylthio)ethyl] ether. All of the munitions may contain some degradation products and inorganic residues.

FIGURE A-1 A 105-mm howitzer projectile. Note: Some M60 105-mm cartridges have been reconfigured and therefore will not have propellant in the box with the projectile. For those that still have propellant, there will be M67 propelling charges containing M1 propellant in the box. SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1977.

Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×

FIGURE A-2 A 155-mm howitzer projectile. Note: M110 projectiles have been stored separated from their propellant.

SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1977.

FIGURE A-3 A 4.2-inch mortar cartridge. Note: The M6 propelling charge comprises 25.5 increments of M8 sheet propellant arranged in the following order: one ½ increment, four 5-increment bundles, and five single increments. 4.2-inch cartridges/mortars will be reconfigured as projectiles. Most 4.2-inch cartridges will also be defuzed. SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1977.

Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×

FIGURE A-4 Boxed 105-mm projectile showing the casing, the propellant bags, and other dunnage in the fiberboard tube.

SOURCE: Personal communication from Yu-Chu Yang, Chief Scientist, Office of the Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, Department of Defense, to Harrison Pannella, NRC staff, July 20, 2004.

REFERENCE

U.S. Army. 1977. Army Ammunition Data Sheets: Artillery Ammunition, Guns, Howitzers, Mortars, Recoilless Rifles, Grenade Launchers, and Artillery Fuzes (FSC 1310, 1315, 1320, 1390). TM 43-0001-28. April 1977. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, U.S. Army.

Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×
Page 57
Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×
Page 58
Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×
Page 59
Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×
Page 60
Suggested Citation:"A Diagrams of Munitions at Pueblo Chemical Depot." National Research Council. 2005. Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11213.
×
Page 61
Next: B Bechtel Pueblo Team Division of Responsibilities »
Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant Get This Book
×
Buy Paperback | $29.00 Buy Ebook | $23.99
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

In 1996, Congress enacted directing the Department of Defense to assess and demonstrate technology alternatives to incineration for destruction of the chemical weapons stored at Pueblo Chemical and Blue Grass Army Depots. Since then, the National Research Council (NRC) has been carrying out evaluations of candidate technologies including reviews of engineering design studies and demonstration testing. Most recently, the NRC was asked by the Army to evaluate designs for pilot plants at Pueblo and Blue Grass. These pilot plants would use chemical neutralization for destroying the chemical agent and the energetics in the munitions stockpiles of these two depots. This report provides the interim assessment of the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) to permit adjustment of any significant problems as soon as possible. The report presents an analysis of the issues about the current PCAPP design and a series of findings and recommendations about ways to reduce concerns with involve the public more heavily in the process.

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    Switch between the Original Pages, where you can read the report as it appeared in print, and Text Pages for the web version, where you can highlight and search the text.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  9. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!