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ECBC Support to the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant-Explosive Destruction System (PCAPP EDS) Operations

19th International Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference

Authors: Dennis Bolt and Laura Graham

U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

May 2016

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited

Briefing Outline

• Mission/Tasking

• Organizations

• Explosive Destruction System (EDS) Phase 2 Retrofit

(P2R) Unit Description

• PCAPP EDS Site Layout

• Items Destroyed

• Crew Makeup

• Typical Operational Day

• Documentation Developed

• Additional Site Support

• Lessons Learned

• Conclusions

• AcknowledgementsApproved for public release; distribution unlimited

PCAPP EDS Mission

The mission was to destroy stored over-packed mustard

munitions and Department of Transportation (DOT) cylinders as

well as rejects, leakers and contaminated bursters from PCAPP

operations in a safe and efficient manner that was protective of

human health (workers and residents) and the environment.


ECBC’s Tasking

ECBC provided technical and operational

support to the PCAPP EDS project:

• Documentation development and review

• Equipment procurement and retrofitting

• Equipment transportation

• Site setup

• EDS Phase 2 Retrofit (P2R) operations

• Site warm closure


Organizations/Roles & Responsibilities

• Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives

(PEO ACWA) Oversite– Entire Project Oversite: Project Integration, Funding, Performance, Environmental, Treaty and

Public Outreach

• Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD):– Management, Program Integration, Site Support

• Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense

(JPEO-CBD): Management– Project Integration, Compliance, Performance Safety, Environmental Permitting, Management

• Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate (RCMD): Execution– EDS P2R, Project Integration, Performance Site Setup, Environmental Permitting/

Waste Management, EDS Maintenance/Logistics, Treaty Execution

• Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC): Operations– EDS P2R Site Setup, Systemization, EDS Operations, Site Safety, Monitoring/Analytical

Analysis, Waste Management, Maintenance and Logistics


PCAPPS EDS Site Layout


EDS Environmental EnclosureLayout


EDS System Diagram


EDS Technical OperationalProcess


CBARR PCAPP EDS Team Support

• 20 months support

• 1st munition delivered to Environmental Enclosure (EE)

on 3/18/2015

• 560 mustard (HD) filled items destroyed

• 121 destruction operations

• 17 crew/team rotations

• Last munition destroyed on 2/11/2016

Item Type Stockpile Destroyed Remaining

DOT 3A Cylinder 11 11 0

105 mm Projectile 265 265 0

4.2-Inch Mortar 88 88 0

155 mm Projectile 196 196 0

Total 560 560 0

Destruction Table


ECBC/CBARR Crew Makeup

Crew Members Personnel

Crew Chief/Operator 1

Project Manager 1

Training Coordinator/Assistant Project Manager 1

Site Safety & Health Officer 1

Environmental Officer/ Logistics Coordinator 1

Explosive Operator/Team Lead 1

Explosive Operator 2

Maintenance/Operator 1

Chemical Operator/ Personnel Decontamination Station Lead 1

Chemical Operator/ Personnel Decontamination Station 4

Emergency Response / Operator/ Personnel Decontamination Station 2

Hazardous Waste Transporter/Explosive Handler/Cascade Operator 1

Chemist 1

MINICAMS|DAAMS Technicians 3


Operational Day Schedule

Time Action

0605-0630 Crew arrives on site

0630 Safety brief and Crew Chief special instruction

0635-0640 Request from Depot Security to access to Environmental Enclosure

(EE) 1 and EE 3

0645 Operator vitals and key check out

0715 Headwall monitoring of munition storage igloo begins

0745 Headwall monitoring of munitions storage igloo complete

0820 All operational checklists complete and signed

0825 Limiting Condition of Operations clear

Request access to munitions storage bunker

0840 Munitions loaded and ready for transport to EE1

0845 Munition(s) arrive at EE1

0855 Munition over pack(s) unpack begins

0915 Munitions loaded into vessel

0930 EDS vessel door closed and secured

0950 DetonationApproved for public release; distribution unlimited

Operational Day Schedule(cont’d)

Time Action

1015 Reagent transfer to EDS vessel complete

1100 EDS vessel liquid sample removed for analysis

1210 Liquid sample analytical results received from on-site laboratory

1230 Reagent drain from EDS vessel to waste container begins

1515 Steam rinse complete (reach 100 °C and rotate for 2 hours)

1520 Steam rinse drain from EDS vessel to 90 day waste tank begins

1540 Cool water rinse of EDS vessel begins

1550 Nitrogen purge and headspace of EDS vessel sample taken

1720 EDS vessel door open

1850 Cleanup complete

1920 Crew departs site


Daily Operational Roster

Team 1

Proc 4 - 9

Explosives PDS ER OFF Rotation Monitoring

Operator A Operator D Operator G Operator I MINICAMS 1 RTAP

Operator B Operator E Operator H Operator J Technician 1

Operator C Operator F Operator K MINICAMS 2

Team 2

Proc 9 - 11

Neutralent/Sample PDS ER OFF Rotation

Technician 2

Operator D Operator I Operator G Operator A DAAMS

Operator E Operator J Operator H Operator B Technician 3

Operator F Operator K Operator C Laboratory

Team 3

Proc 12 - 14

Drain/Rinse/Vapor PDS ER OFF Rotation

Chemist 1

Operator I Operator A Operator G Operator D Environ Officer

Operator J Operator B Operator H Operator E Management 4

Operator K Operator C Operator F Project Manager

Team 4

Proc 15 - 16

Open Door/Clean PDS ER OFF Rotation

Management 1

Operator A Operator D Operator G or Operator D Crew Chief

Operator B Operator E Operator H Operator E Management 2

Operator C Operator F Operator L Operator F Inventory Control

Extra Operator G or H Operator L

Explosive Delivery Munition Delivery Safety MINICAMS Checklist

Operator L Operator L Safety Specialist Technician 2 Operator K

Operator G Operator G Operator J

Operator C Operator D

Operator I

Operator F


Munitions Delivery


Initial Monitoring & Platform Loading


Loading Munitions


Closing/Securing EDS Door


Munitions Destruction


Documentations Development/Support

Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs)

SOP#: CSC-193Accountability and Transport of Chemical Munitions and DOT Bottles in Support of

the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosives Destruction System

Project at Pueblo Chemical Depot

SOP#: CSC-194Accountability and Transportation of Hazardous Waste in Support of the Pueblo

Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosives Destruction System Project at

Pueblo Chemical Depot

SOP#: CSC-192Accountability and Transportation of Explosives Donor Charges in Support of the

Pueblo Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosives Destruction System Project at

Pueblo Chemical Depot

SOP#: CSC-196Procedures for the Setup, Operation, and Closedown of the ECBC Pueblo Chemical

Depot, PCAPPS, Personnel Decontamination Station (PDS)


Documentations Development/Support

Internal Operating Procedures (IOP)

IOP MT-60Analysis of Residual Mustard and Breakdown Products in EDS

Neutralent and Waste using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

(GC/MS)

IOP MT-13Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents and Degradation Products on

DAAMS Tubes using Gas Chromatography System Coupled with a

Mass Spectrometer Detector (GC/MS)

IOP MT-12Operation and Maintenance Procedures for Fixed-Site MINICAMS

IOP MT-11DAAMS Tubes Monitoring Procedures


Additional Site Operational Support

• Waste Management: Environmental Specialists

• Site Safety:

Safety Specialists

• Air Monitoring/

Analytical Analysis

• Training Coordinator

• Logistics Support:

Logistics Specialists

• Quality Control/Quality

Assurance


Chemical Engineering

ControlsChemical Agent

SafetyChemical Hygiene HAZCOM HAZWOPER Initial

HAZWOPER Refresher RCRA Initial RCRA Refresher First Aid/CPR

Physician's Statement

Respiratory Protection/M40

MaskEDS Operator

(P2R)EDS Maintenance

Operator (P2R) AT1 Awareness

Blaylock, Gary 10/20/2008 1/4/2016 12/5/2008 10/10/2013 4/28/2005 1/4/2016 5/17/2007 1/6/2016 12/21/2015 5/20/2015 1/5/2016 5/15/2015 1/29/2016 11/3/2015

Bowman, James 1/25/2012 12/7/2015 1/16/2013 1/16/2013 8/21/2003 2/5/2015 4/5/2010 3/11/2015 10/15/2015 10/14/2015 10/15/2015 N/A N/A 1/29/2015

Bridges, Teresa 7/15/2009 12/7/2015 12/3/2014 10/17/2013 10/3/2003 12/7/2015 3/24/2006 12/7/2015 12/9/2015 9/30/2015 12/7/2015 11/6/2015 N/A 10/14/2015

Doyle, Satchell 9/5/2007 1/21/2016 8/28/2007 11/14/2013 3/31/2006 3/12/2015 8/17/2006 9/17/2015 10/15/2015 6/26/2015 6/24/2015 N/A N/A 6/22/2015

Fackett, James 6/12/2007 11/13/2015 9/4/2007 10/11/2013 5/3/2002 11/20/2015 12/1/2003 9/17/2015 10/14/2015 11/24/2015 11/24/2015 N/A N/A 11/13/2015

Graham, Laura 2/3/2009 1/6/2016 2/3/2009 10/10/2013 6/17/2005 1/14/2016 8/4/2005 1/6/2016 1/13/2016 9/21/2015 1/5/2016 5/14/2015 N/A 1/6/2016

Hagler, Christopher 2/3/2009 1/26/2016 10/20/2008 10/23/2013 6/10/2002 1/20/2015 6/8/2006 1/14/2015 1/22/2015 5/6/2015 12/23/2015 5/22/2015 N/A 11/17/2015

Jones, Brandon 7/20/07 12/7/2015 4/19/2009 10/10/2013 3/11/2005 10/28/2015 3/24/2006 9/19/2015 12/9/2015 10/27/2015 12/7/2015 N/A N/A 10/19/2015

McClellan, Dale 7/24/2007 12/7/2015 7/12/2007 10/16/2013 9/14/2001 9/9/2015 10/21/2005 9/9/2015 12/9/2015 5/19/2015 12/7/2015 5/16/2015 10/17/2015 12/7/2015

Mott, Jeff 7/9/2008 2/3/2015 7/9/2008 4/3/2006 4/5/2002 2/3/2015 7/1/2004 3/31/2015 9/14/2015 2/6/2015 12/15/2015 5/22/2015 1/29/2016 10/20/2015

Pierce, Anthony 2/3/2009 12/14/2015 2/3/2009 10/23/2013 7/25/2003 12/14/2015 2/9/2006 12/15/2015 2/3/2015 2/18/2015 12/17/2015 5/22/2015 1/29/2016 12/14/2015

Roberts, George 11/3/2008 12/14/2015 9/5/2007 11/25/2013 11/1/1991 12/15/2015 5/6/1992 10/21/2015 9/14/2015 2/11/2015 2/18/2015 5/22/2015 1/29/2016 12/14/2015

Tucker, Robin 4/24/2013 1/5/2016 1/22/2015 11/4/2013 3/31/2000 1/11/2016 7/1/2004 4/7/2015 6/16/2015 1/22/2016 1/13/2016 N/A N/A 10/16/2015

Tucker, Willie 12/26/2013 5/8/2015 8/23/2012 11/17/2014 4/25/2004 1/11/2016 2/9/2006 4/7/2015 6/16/2015 1/4/2016 1/13/2016 N/A N/A 11/12/2014

Mandatory Training

Security Awareness Substance Abuse

Chemical Explosive Operator CDL Forklift

Govt. Driver's License

Bloodborne Pathogens Fall Protection Compressed Gas Ladder Safety Trelleborg

Portable Fire Extinguishers LOTO AA & E

Blaylock, Gary 10/27/2015 10/22/2015 10/16/2014 N/A N/A N/A 1/4/2016 11/3/2015 1/4/2016 11/3/2015 10/15/2009 1/19/2016 1/4/2016 10/14/2014

Bowman, James 10/21/2015 10/21/2015 11/6/2015 2/17/2016 10/22/2015 2/16/2017 7/29/2015 12/7/2015 3/9/2015 10/20/2015 4/19/2010 12/7/2015 2/26/2015 11/29/2012

Bridges, Teresa 10/14/2015 10/20/2015 11/6/2015 12/14/2016 12/14/2016 Current 12/7/2015 12/9/2015 10/14/2015 12/9/2015 11/8/2011 10/14/2015 12/7/2015 1/29/2014

Doyle, Satchell 6/22/2015 9/17/2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6/15/2015 9/23/2015 10/13/2015 9/23/2015 1/26/2007 10/13/2015 11/19/2015 N/A

Fackett, James 11/20/2015 2/3/2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11/20/2015 11/13/2015 2/3/2016 11/13/2015 N/A 2/3/2016 2/3/2016 N/A

Graham, Laura 1/6/2016 1/6/2016 11/6/2014 N/A 9/22/2015 Current 1/6/2016 9/25/2015 1/6/2016 9/25/2015 1/27/2010 10/1/2015 1/6/2016 N/A

Hagler, Christopher 11/18/2015 10/26/2015 11/6/2015 N/A N/A N/A 1/14/2015 11/16/2015 2/4/2015 11/16/2015 4/19/2004 1/14/2015 2/4/2015 9/23/2014

Jones, Brandon 10/19/2015 10/20/2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A 10/14/2015 10/14/2015 10/14/2015 10/14/2015 6/25/2009 9/25/2015 12/7/2015 11/26/2014

McClellan, Dale 12/7/2015 11/2/2015 11/6/2014 N/A 8/14/2016 Current 12/7/2015 9/28/2015 12/7/2015 9/28/2015 11/8/2011 10/5/2015 12/7/2015 11/26/2014

Mott, Jeff 10/21/2015 2/3/2015 11/6/2015 7/15/2017 N/A Current 2/3/2015 2/3/2015 5/1/2015 10/21/2015 10/31/2008 2/5/2015 2/3/2015 10/31/2012

Pierce, Anthony 12/14/2015 11/10/2015 11/6/2015 2/6/2017 2/6/2017 Current 11/10/2015 12/28/2015 2/8/2016 10/15/2015 11/8/2011 10/15/2015 12/14/2015 1/29/2014

Roberts, George 12/11/2015 12/9/2015 6/9/2015 6/25/2017 11/24/2015 Current 12/14/2015 12/11/2015 3/24/2015 12/9/2015 3/1/2006 9/17/2015 9/17/2015 4/12/2013

Tucker, Robin 12/2/2015 2/6/2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A 7/1/2015 2/6/2016 2/6/2016 12/2/2015 1/12/2007 1/8/2016 1/22/2016 N/A

Tucker, Willie 12/1/2015 12/16/2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5/8/2015 11/16/2015 1/13/2016 10/14/2015 N/A 1/7/2016 3/9/2015 N/A


Site Specific Training

Annex L

Contigency

Plan

EDS Permits

Requirements

Training

General Site

Orientation

Briefing

Safety, Health

&

Environmental

Training

(RCRA & EMS)

Hazardous

Waste

Management

Training 2015

PCAPP EDS

System

Manager

Course

HAZWOPER For

Supervisors

(8 Hr. Course)

EDS P2R

Awareness

Training

Treaty

Awareness

Health &

Safety Plan

(HASP)

Blaylock, Gary N/A 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 8/3/2015 N/A N/A N/A 2/4/2015 2/16/2015

Bowman, James N/A 9/11/2014 9/12/2014 9/11/2014 8/3/2015 N/A N/A 10/1/2014 11/21/2014 4/2/2015

Bridges, Teresa N/A 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 10/26/2015 N/A N/A N/A 2/4/2015 10/28/2015

Doyle, Satchell 9/3/2014 9/11/2014 8/27/2014 9/11/2014 8/3/2015 7/31/2014 8/1/2014 10/1/2014 11/21/2014 12/10/2014

Fackett, James N/A 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 10/5/2015 N/A N/A 3/16/2015 2/4/2015 3/16/2015

Graham, Laura 9/3/2014 9/11/2014 8/27/2014 9/11/2014 8/27/2015 1/5/2007 1/14/2014 N/A 11/21/2014 12/10/2014

Hagler, Chris 2/23/2015 9/11/2014 2/4/2015 9/11/2014 8/3/2015 N/A 2/4/2015 N/A 2/4/2015 2/16/2015

Jones, Brandon N/A 11/21/2014 11/21/2014 11/21/2014 8/27/2015 N/A N/A N/A 11/21/2014 12/10/2014

McClellan, Dale N/A 9/11/2014 8/27/2014 9/11/2014 8/3/2015 N/A N/A N/A 11/21/2014 4/3/2015

Mott, Jeffrey N/A 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 8/3/2015 N/A N/A N/A 2/4/2015 5/15/2015

Pierce, Anthony N/A 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 9/14/2015 N/A N/A N/A 2/4/2015 4/2/2015

Roberts, George N/A 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 2/4/2015 8/3/2015 N/A N/A N/A 2/4/2015 4/2/2015

Tucker, Robin N/A 11/21/2014 11/21/2014 11/21/2014 8/3/2015 N/A N/A 12/1/2014 11/21/2014 12/10/2014

Tucker, Willie N/A 11/21/2014 11/21/2014 11/21/2014 8/3/2015 N/A N/A 12/1/2014 11/21/2014 12/10/2014


Lessons Learned

• Value of Integrated Emergency Response Exercises with

Pueblo Chemical Depot Emergency Response

• Pre-Deployment Briefs

• Crew/Crew Chief/Project Manager Overlap

• Reach Back to ECBC

• Near Real-time Safety Observations Using Video

Feedback of Operations

• Cross Training

• Chemical Surety Operations

• Communications


Conclusion

ECBC successfully completed all assigned EDS chemical

agent destruction project tasks that consisted of the safe

destruction of 560 HD filled items.

ECBC PCAPP EDS Team


Acknowledgements

• Laura Graham: Co-author of presentation and PCAPP EDS

Project Manager

• Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons

Alternatives

• U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Recovered Chemical

Materiel Directorate: Steve Bird

• Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological

Defense

• Pueblo Chemical Depot


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