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From page 1... ... of the National Academies established a committee -- the Committee to Review and Assess the Proposals for Design and Operation of Designated Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, called the CAPP Committee -- to review and assess (1) the design proposal submitted by Bechtel National, Inc., for the design and operation of the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... 9 Interim Design Assessment for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant by the NRC Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants (in progress) Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... Because of time constraints, it did not perform a detailed technical engineering evaluation of the unit operations, but instead assessed these in terms of technically feasible alternative configurations and their impact on cost and schedule issues. The committee considers "technically feasible" to imply that, in the committee's judgment, no obvious technical barriers exist; however, detailed analyses of the various options, including in-depth safety and risk analyses, will be necessary to provide confirmation of this assessment. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... , briefing by John Ursillo, BGCAPP Process Design/Technical Risk Reduction Program Manager, to the Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants (ACWA Design Committee) , Woods Hole, Mass., September 22, 2004. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... ASSESSMENT FACTORS FOR ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS To assess its own alternatives to configurations in the BPBGT proposal, the CAPP Committee selected factors consistent with the overall programmatic goal of safe and expeditious disposal of the chemical weapons stockpile: � Technical Feasibility and Operational Risk: Evaluation of this factor included assessing whether the technology is in commercial use or is under development following completion of detailed engineering design. � Integration of the Unit Operations and Availability of Equipment: Evaluation of this factor included assessing whether a unit operation or alternative configuration could be easily integrated into the overall system and if it would impact the plant's throughput. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... Evaluation of this factor included assessing whether change to the BPBGT design would increase or reduce the total life-cycle cost.11,12 � Impact on Schedule for Agent Destruction: Evaluation of this factor included an assessment of the impact that changes to the BPBGT design would have on meeting the time lines for destroying agent. RATING THE ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS The CAPP Committee rated its alternative configurations using the BPBGT design proposal as a baseline. Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... The committee appreciates that there are challenges associated with continued efforts by the DOD to balance cost savings with requirements to meet existing statutory time lines and previous agreements with the public. The committee believes that the following alternatives to the BPBGT proposal should be considered by the DOD: � Implementation of three-agent monitoring, � Solid waste management, including treatment and disposal, � Use of an explosive destruction system or a controlled detonation chamber for leakers and rejects, � Elimination of mustard agent processing, � Replacement of catalytic oxidation treatment of off-gas from energetics treatment and metal parts treatment with bulk oxidation, � Movement of the off-gas treatment system outside the munitions demilitarization building, � Reduction of processing rates, � General design and operations improvement -- moving of the fence line and/or moving of facilities out of the chemical limited area, and � Hydrolysate management, including treatment and disposal. Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... Lederman, Chair Committee to Review and Assess the Proposals for Design and Operation of Designated Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants Attachments: A Statement of Task B Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... included members from various NRC committees familiar with the destruction of chemical munitions. Following is the statement of task for this review: The NRC will establish an ad hoc Committee to Review and Assess the Proposals for Design and Operation of Designated Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants (CAPP Committee) Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... Dr. Lederman has more than 50 years of broad experience in all facets of environmental management, control, and policy development; considerable experience in hazardous substance treatment and management, as well as in process design and development in the petrochemical industry; and more than 18 years of experience as an educator. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... Beaudet is chair of the Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants. Previously, he served as a member of the Board on Army Science and Technology (BAST) Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... His extensive experience includes membership on general NRC committees on assembled chemical weapons alternatives and on the expert panel reviewing the quantitative risk assessments and safety analyses of hazardous materials handling, storage, and waste treatment systems for the Anniston, Umatilla, Pine Bluff, Aberdeen, and Newport chemical disposal facilities. He was also project manager for development of facility design criteria for the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal system. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... Chandra M Roy is a managing engineer in Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., a mechanics and materials practice in Irvine, California. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... 15 ATTACHMENT C ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council's (NRC's) Report Review Committee. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... App., as amended by the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997, P.L. 105-153, December 17, 1997, 111 Stat. Read the entire page →

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... of the National Academies established a committee -- the Committee to Review and Assess the Proposals for Design and Operation of Designated Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, called the CAPP Committee -- to review and assess (1) the design proposal submitted by Bechtel National, Inc., for the design and operation of the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP)

Contents of Letter Report Pages 1-16

Contents of Letter Report
Pages 1-16