[CPEO-MEF] Weapons Incinerator One Step Closer To Startup

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Alabama
NBC13.COM
Weapons Incinerator One Step Closer To Startup
ADEM Approves Permit, Army Meets Requirements
July 31, 2003

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The U.S. Army moved one step closer Wednesday to
starting its weapons incinerator in Anniston, gaining approval from the
Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

ADEM approved a permit modification for the $1 billion incinerator at
the Anniston Army Depot, which means the Army "has met the technical and
regulatory requirements to proceed with the destruction of chemical
agents," an ADEM news release said.

Incinerator spokesman Mike Abrams said Wednesday evening that officials
now are simply awaiting clearance from Army headquarters to begin
destroying chemical weapons.

"It is a major step to us beginning operations," Abrams said of the ADEM
approval. "We're just waiting on word from our higher headquarters to
see what we do next."

Abrams said he expected to hear from headquarters soon.

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