Evaluation of the Army's Draft Assessment Criteria to Aid in the Selection of Alternative Technologies for Chemical Demilitarization (1995) / Chapter Skim
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The system, now known as the baseline incineration system, was tested in a pilot plant at Tooele, Utah, and in a full-scale prototype plant on Johnston Island In the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii. The Operational Verification Testing Program carried out at Johnston Island was reviewed by a second NRC Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (Stockpile Committee)
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THE ARMY'S DRAFT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The Army issued two drafts of the evaluation factors and assessment criteria that it contemplates using in the process leading to the Defense Acquisition Board decision. The initial draft, issued on December 7, 1994, was modified after review by the Citizens Advisory Commissions of Maryland and Indiana.
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Criteria specific to the evaluation of these programs were beyond the commiKee's current scope, but it was recognized by the committee and agreed to by the Army sponsor that many of the criteria could be applied to technologies other than neutralization. Criteria similar to those being developed for the Army's Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program may also be useful in the Russian Chemical Weapons Disposal Program, which may be financially supported by the United States.
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They embrace the treaty requirement for irreversible destruction of agents; meet the public law requirements for safety, cost effectiveness, and ability to meet the schedule defined by the treaty; and address public concerns with regard to long-term health effects and adverse effects from the presence of a disposal facility. In addition to the information sources discussed above, the committee's jud:=,ments with regard to the adequacy of the Army's assessment criteria are based on its members' experiences in industrial process development and in oversight for the operational verification testing of the baseline system.
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