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... James Bacon Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization PMCD SFAE-CD-CO-O Building E4585 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-4005 Board on Army Science and Technology Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program December 2l, 2001 Re: Review of Proposed Process Changes for Expedited Disposal of the Newport Stockpile of Bulk VX Nerve Agent Dear Mr. Bacon: On November 14, 2001, the Project Manager for Alternative Technologies and Approaches (PMATA)
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... Kevin Flamm, who described proposed changes to planned process operations for the destruction of almost ~ 700 ton containers of VX nerve agent at Newport. The judgments made by the pane]
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... No hazard analysis taking into account the increased manual operations was discussed; no plans were presented, and none were shown on the schedule for hazards analyses. Facilities for both of these proposed approaches for neutralization of the bulk VX are considerably simplified compared with those currently under construction.
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... Findings and Recommendations Finding I The ad hoc panel supports the concept of expediting the disposal of VX nerve agent stored in ton containers at Newport, Indiana.
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... Based on the information available, the ad hoc panel believes that the Army's efforts should be devoted to the stirred tank reactor option in view of fundamental problems previously observed with the in situ neutralization approach. Recommendation 2c.
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... An analysis of the risk to workers and the public of longer-term storage of the VX agent in ton containers and of the potential adcled risks of processing using the more rapid, worker-intensive disposal process in less robust structures should be undertaken rapidly. Finding 8.
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... Ad Hoc Pane] on Review of Proposed Process Changes for Expedited Disposal of the Newport Stockpile of Bulk VX Nerve Agent References Flamm, 2001.
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  • air monitoring
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  • monitoring stations
  • oxidation reactor


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