Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility (2004) / Chapter Skim
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34 3 Worker Protection and Potential for Offsite Release The recovered chemical warfare materiel at the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility (PBNSF) varies more widely in type, agent content, and physical condition than do the stockpile items at the same location.
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WORKER PROTECTION AND POTENTIAL FOR OFFSITE RELEASE 35 The air monitoring equipment being considered for PBNSF includes: • MINICAMS3 with halogen-specific detectors for mustard-containing chemical agents • Depot Area Air Monitoring System (DAAMS) monitors (for chemical agents)
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36 ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY PLAN FOR THE PINE BLUFF NON-STOCKPILE FACILITY centration in the air can be calculated. By increasing the sample time or flow rate, the average concentration sensitivity can be increased.
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WORKER PROTECTION AND POTENTIAL FOR OFFSITE RELEASE 37 Finding 3-1: The segregation of operations in the PBNSF appears to be appropriate; however, the likelihood of accidental detonation cannot be estimated until the process hazard analyses and job hazard analyses have been completed. Recommendation 3-1: The Army should complete process hazard analyses and job hazard analyses to provide critical information before finalizing the design of the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility.
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38 ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY PLAN FOR THE PINE BLUFF NON-STOCKPILE FACILITY tions assessment system and again at PBNSF, to ensure that the subsequent processing and monitoring operations are appropriate. In general, processing of the munitions generates three secondary liquid waste streams: • neutralents • spent decontamination solutions • miscellaneous process fluids (hydraulic fluids, solvents, etc.)
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WORKER PROTECTION AND POTENTIAL FOR OFFSITE RELEASE 39 parts. It concludes that any nonincineration technology used to treat the hydrolysate must be robust and able to deal with these issues.
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