Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility (2004) / Chapter Skim
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54 6 A Greater Role for the Explosive Destruction System in Destruction of the Pine Bluff Inventory of Recovered Chemical Warfare Material While evaluating the current PBNSF design, the committee concluded that there are preferable alternative approaches for destroying the non-stockpile chemical materiel stored at the Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA)
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A GREATER ROLE FOR THE EXPLOSIVE DESTRUCTION SYSTEM IN DESTRUCTION OF THE PINE BLUFF INVENTORY 55 require excessive equipment maintenance and to delay the schedule. Safety The complexity of the current PBNSF processing sequence (drill and drain with washout, cut and washout, heel dissolving, metals washing, detonation chamber (DET)
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56 T A B L E 6 -1 D et ai le d C om pa ri so n of P B N S F a nd M ul ti -E D S O pt io ns Is su e P B N S F a O pt io n 1: M ul ti pl e E D S b O pt io n 2: P B N S F + M ul ti pl e E D S c S af et y P ro P ro P ro N ot a pp li ca bl e.
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57 C os t C on C on C on (c on t.)
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58 T A B L E 6 -1 C on ti nu ed Is su e P B N S F a O pt io n 1: M ul ti pl e E D S b O pt io n 2: P B N S F + M ul ti pl e E D S c G en er at io n of C on C on se co nd ar y w as te 1.
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A GREATER ROLE FOR THE EXPLOSIVE DESTRUCTION SYSTEM IN DESTRUCTION OF THE PINE BLUFF INVENTORY 59 Option 1 Option 1 would eliminate all of the currently designed processing equipment (ECC-1, ECC-2, PWS, heel-dissolving tanks, DET, metal decontamination units (MDUs) , and the chemical process trailer (CPT)
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60 ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY PLAN FOR THE PINE BLUFF NON-STOCKPILE FACILITY be permanent. The temporary shelters for the EDS units might retain their usefulness after conclusion of the PBA activities because they could be moved to other locations along with the EDS units that they enclose.
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A GREATER ROLE FOR THE EXPLOSIVE DESTRUCTION SYSTEM IN DESTRUCTION OF THE PINE BLUFF INVENTORY 61 and planned for Pine Bluff, should be sufficient.9 A significant factor is when the EDS-1 unit currently planned for handling sensitive munitions with Pine Bluff munitions assessment system (PBMAS) could begin routine processing of munitions rather than just unstable mortars and rockets.
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62 ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY PLAN FOR THE PINE BLUFF NON-STOCKPILE FACILITY or two EDS-2 units can destroy the GTR inventory within the time allocated. Regulatory Aspects Several factors that must be considered in determining whether EDS units in addition to the one associated with PBMAS units should be employed in place of the current PBNSF design derive from environmental requirements, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
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A GREATER ROLE FOR THE EXPLOSIVE DESTRUCTION SYSTEM IN DESTRUCTION OF THE PINE BLUFF INVENTORY 63 For example, in urban Washington, D.C., members of the Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board, as well as residents at large, appeared to support the use of the EDS to dispose of recovered munitions similar to those found at Pine Bluff. Reportedly, residents preferred the EDS to off-site transportation, both before and after the Army destroyed fifteen 75-mm shells containing HD in June 2003 (U.S.
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64 ASSESSMENT OF THE ARMY PLAN FOR THE PINE BLUFF NON-STOCKPILE FACILITY ing the Pine Bluff recovered non-stockpile munitions inventory. If the committee's premises are borne out, planning, permitting, and public involvement activities aimed at utilizing existing Explosive Destruction System units should be initiated promptly.
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