Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons (1999) / Chapter Skim
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11 Summary, Findings, and Recommendations
11 Summary, Findings, and Recommendations
Pages 172-182
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GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Because the munitions contain both chemical agents and energetic materials in various configurations, the destruction of assembled chemical weapons is an extremely complex undertaking. The committee has examined the packages proposed by the seven technology providers in detail and evaluated them according to the criteria set forth in Chapter 2.
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However, the standard method of destroying explosives and propellants has been open-air burning or detonation. Because chemical methods of destroying energetics have only been considered recently, there has been relatively little experience with the alkaline decomposition of ACWA-specific energetic materials (compared to experience with chemical agents)
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The committee believes that the hold-test-release step Is not a panacea for ensuring that gaseous effluents are free of agent or other hazardous materials. Some low-concentration hazardous volatile materials may adsorb onto internal tank surfaces or be absorbed into liquids or solids in holding tanks where they may escape detection.
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Continuous monitoring coupled with interlocks that shut down the process quickly if concentration limits are exceeded may be just as reliable as hold-test-release steps for protecting human health and the environment, especially for large-volume effluent streams. Whatever approach is adopted will require additional testing to demonstrate its viability and effectiveness.
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The technology packages proposed for the ACWA program address the destruction of assembled chemical weapons at the hypothetical depot described in the REP. The actual depots under consideration have very different munition inventories.
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Reducing opposition by the general public or by organized interest groups could reduce the time and resources required to obtain state and federal permits for constructing and operating disposal facilities. For example, the speed with which the Aberdeen facility received permits can be partly attributed to the lack of public opposition (Hammerberg, 1998~.
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Simultaneous processing of different types of energetic materials should not be performed until there is substantial evidence that the intermediates formed from the hydrolysis of aromatic nitro compounds will not combine with M28 propellant additives or ordnance fuze components to form extremely sensitive explosives, such as lead picrate. (See General Finding 4.)
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