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

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. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Overall Closure Planning for Baseline Facilities 3 Important Parameters for Successful Closure 4 Management Systems: Lessons Learned Process and the eRoom Tool 5 Regulatory Requirements Affecting Closure 6 Monitoring and Analytical Issues Appendixes Appendix A: Reprinted 2010 Letter Report Appendix B: Safety and Environmental Metrics Employed by Private Companies Surveyed for This Report Appendix C: Discussion of Hydrolysis Reactions of GB, VX, and H Appendix D: Committee Meetings Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members