[CPEO-MEF] CHEMWEAPONS: "U.S. resumes destroying obsolete chemical weapons in Colorado"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

US resumes destroying obsolete chemical weapons in Colorado



By DAN ELLIOTT
Associated Press
June 13, 2018 

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Army resumed destroying obsolete chemical weapons at a Colorado depot after a nine-month shutdown for repairs, officials said Wednesday.

The highly automated, $4.5 billion plant at the Pueblo Chemical Depot began a gradual restart this week. It could take 60 days to return to full operation, site manager Greg Mohrman said.

"It's going to be a very methodical process, like when we originally started the plant, to make sure both people and equipment are prepared to move up the production rate," he said.

The plant is destroying 780,000 decades-old shells containing 2,500 U.S. tons (2,270 metric tons) of mustard agent. Although it's often called a gas, the chemical is a liquid under most conditions.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.enviroreporter.com/2018/06/until-were-dead-and-gone/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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