Assessment of the Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment (2007) / Chapter Skim
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assess and evaluate current and burners cause some operating constraints because they are proposed policies and approaches by the Army and its con- susceptible to damage from thermal transients and must be tractors to adequately anticipate and address equipment and kept hot during short-term changes in processing operations. facilities obsolescence issues at chemical agent stockpile in- Most major maintenance is scheduled during agent campaign cineration facilities.
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To accomplish its tasks the committee received brief- The committee investigated current obsolescence-reings from government and contractor personnel associated lated vulnerabilities in the CMA program as well as reviewed with the chemical agent stockpile disposal program admin- its past experience and future plans. Areas examined inistered by the CMA.
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The committee conducted a thorough review of the inSITE-RELATED INFLUENCES ON CONTINUING formation management systems at the sites. This is an area OPERABILITY that has not been thoroughly reviewed as a whole in the past Each of the chemical agent stockpile incineration facil- by an NRC committee and includes physical facilities (servity sites operates within a structure of policies, procedures, ers, desktop units, storage, and distribution)
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Table S-1 shows the hierar- spare parts inventory should be modeled across the four chy according to tier level for related recommendations. chemical agent stockpile incineration facility sites to ensure The following findings and recommendations are from the capability to translate across different identification numChapter 2.
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The Chemical Demilitarization Training Facil- Recommendation 5. The Chemical Materials Agency ity/skunk works remains an extremely valuable resource for should implement its plan to order a spare DFS kiln in time continued support of the disassembly robotics operation.
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The Chemical Materials Agency guidance of the Chemical Materials Agency to identify varishould disengage from using the inapplicable DOD dimin- ous communities of practice among the workforce at chemiishing manufacturing sources and material shortages stan- cal agent stockpile incineration facility sites, define the skills dards and develop a program for obsolescence management these communities encompass, and ensure that the skills of that is tailored to the needs of the chemical agent stockpile each member in a particular community are made available disposal program.
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chemical agent stockpile incineration facilities, and this variability could pose problems for effective long-term contin- Recommendation 18. The Chemical Materials Agency ued operability.
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The Chemical Materials Agency • requirements of detailed and demanding environmenshould exercise sufficient centralized management control tal permits; to ensure that there is appropriate programwide interchange- • high public and political visibility; and ability of resources important to the continuing operability • a mandate to minimize risk to the public, to workers, of chemical agent disposal incineration facilities.
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