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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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2 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Pages 8-13

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... An immediate goal of the RDT&E program is to r - - "7 determine whether either alternative technology offers sufficient advantages to justify the cost of building and operating a pilot plant and to justify facing the risks associated with delaying the destruction of the chemical weapons stockpiles. Because information on both alternative technologies is so limited, it is necessary to study them in the research laboratory and to develop process data in a beech scale semi-works 230-gallon reaction vessels)
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From page 9...
... The baseline system produces large volumes of gaseous emissions, primarily carbon dioxide and water along with trace amounts of products of incomplete combustion, acid gases, and compounds resulting from recombination of combustion products. Large quantities of salts (i.e., carbonates, chlorides, fluorides, phosphates, and sulfates)
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... 10 ~3 cq s~ C)
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From page 11...
... Mixed microorganisms from a municipal waste-treatment plant appear to oxidize TDG efficiently; however, suitable analytical procedures and disposal processes for the resulting biomass and reaction solution must be developed. All neutralization systems for destruction of mustard must deal with agent decomposition products, such as gels and solids, that accumulate in storage containers with time.
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From page 12...
... to evaluate the chosen chemical and biological reactions, identify engineering characteristics of the processes, and generate data needed to design demonstration facilities; analytical studies to identify and quantify the products of neutralization and biodegradation (This research complements interactions with relevant regulatory authorities. It must show the ability to analyze for chemical agents and environmentally degrading products down to legally specified threshold levels.~; and design studies for a pilot plant (500-20,000gallon reactors)
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... Technology for draining, decontaminating, and disposing of the containers is also being studied. 13 All of these activities are aimed at generating the information required for the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council and decisions by late 1996.
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Key Terms

  • chemical agents
  • alternative technologies
  • pilot plant
  • nerve agents
  • neutralization followed

  • environmental regulations
  • acquisition review
  • demonstration facility
  • review council
  • ton containers

  • nerve agent
  • hot water
  • defense acquisition
  • acquisition board
  • aqueous naoh

  • simple hydrolysis
  • neutralization products
  • chemical weapons
  • hot aqueous
  • complete destruction

  • storage containers
  • neutralization processes
  • organic products
  • agent destruction
  • near neutral

  • biological treatment
  • yield similar
  • biodegradation requires
  • nrc stockpile
  • agent munitions


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