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Evaluation of Demonstration Test Results of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons A Supplemental Review for Demonstration II (2001) / Chapter Skim
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... Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II (the ACW II committee) to conduct an independent scientific and technical assessment of three alternative technologies (referred to as Demo II)
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... . proceed under the same guidelines as contained in Public Law 104-208 and continue to use the Dialogue process and Citizens' Advisory Technical Team and their consultants." In response, the PMACWA initiated a new test program, commonly referred to as Demo II, to investigate whether three of the alternative technologies remaining from the original testing were ready to proceed to an engineering design phase.)
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... SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AEA Demonstration Test Finding DII AEA-1. The overall process flow has been further complicated by major design changes in response to the Demo II testing.
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... The experience of multiple shutdowns during Demo II testing of the TW-SCWO and the resulting thermal stresses and crack generation in the liner indicate a potential reliability issue, which must be significantly reduced or eliminated. Recommendation DII FEK-1.
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... The AEA technology package is a very complex, immature chemical processing system. Several new unit operations required to address problems revealed in the Demo II tests will significantly increase the complexity of an integrated processing system and extend the time required for its development.
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  • chemical weapons
  • alternative technologies
  • demonstration tests
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  • weapons assessment
  • unit operations
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  • engineering design
  • supplemental review

  • moving forward
  • design phase
  • proposed design
  • chemical munitions
  • acwa program

  • aea technologies
  • initial assessment
  • electrochemical oxidation
  • independent scientific
  • justify moving

  • supercritical water
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  • reasonable probability
  • blue grass
  • design studies

  • design conditions
  • test reports
  • pilot stage
  • eco logic
  • complete destruction


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