Review of Systemization of the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

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.Table of ContentsFRONT MATTEREXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 INTRODUCTION2 CHANGES AT THE TOOELE CHEMICAL AGENT DISPOSAL FACILITY IN RESPONSE...3 EVALUATION OF SYSTEMIZATION SAFETY PERFORMANCE4 SYSTEMIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE5 COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND PLANNING6 OVERVIEW OF SITE-SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT7 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONSAPPENDICESREFERENCES