Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1999-12-24

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 0309068827

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This report reviews the status of the U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) operations at Tooele, Utah, with respect to previous recommendations and observations made by the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (Stockpile Committee). The committee recognizes actions that have satisfied recommendations, identifies recommendations that require further action, and provides additional recommendations for improving the overall CSDP performance at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF), Tooele, Utah, and other sites.

Review of Systemization of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

Review of Systemization of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1996-03-19

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0309175585

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In 1993, at Tooele Army Depot, Utah, the Army completed construction of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF), the first complete facility for destruction of lethal unitary chemical agents and munitions to be built in the continental United States. The TOCDF will employ the Army's baseline incineration system to destroy the depot's increment of the nation's aging unitary chemical stockpile. This book assesses Army changes and improvements to the TOCDF in response to recommendations contained in earlier reports of the committee. It assesses aspects of the facility's readiness for safe agent handling and destruction operations, its agent monitoring system, and its site specific risk assessment.

Evaluation of Chemical Events at Army Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

Evaluation of Chemical Events at Army Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-12-25

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0309086299

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For over a decade the Army has been carrying out a program aimed at the destruction of accumulated chemical weapons stored at several sites. While destruction by incineration has been successful, several incidentsâ€"called chemical eventsâ€"occurred during the disposal process or decontamination activities that raised some public concerns about the safety of operations of three third generation incineration facilities. As a result, the Congress asked the NRC to investigate whether the incidents provide information useful to help ensure safe operation of the future sites. This book presents an analysis of causes of and responses to past chemical events, implications of such events for ongoing and future demilitarization activities, and recommendations for preparing for future events.

Review of Closure Plans for the Baseline Incineration Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

Review of Closure Plans for the Baseline Incineration Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2011-01-02

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0309158583

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This book responds to a request by the director of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) for the National Research Council to examine and evaluate the ongoing planning for closure of the four currently operational baseline incineration chemical agent disposal facilities and the closure of a related testing facility. The book evaluates the closure planning process as well as some aspects of closure operations that are taking place while the facilities are still disposing of agent. These facilities are located in Anniston, Alabama; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Tooele, Utah; and Umatilla, Oregon. They are designated by the acronyms ANCDF, PBCDF, TOCDF, and UMCDF, respectively. Although the facilities all use the same technology and are in many ways identical, each has a particular set of challenges.

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