Officials responsible for destroying nerve agent munitions stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot are changing their approach for full disposal.
It’s been decided supercritical water oxidation of the hydrolysate stored at the Madison County site will not happen. Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant Project Manager Candace Coyle said the timing for removal of neutralized nerve agent waste has not been determined. “That will be transferred from the storage tank into a tanker truck per whatever the plan is for execution get’s determined off to another site for disposal,” said Coyle.
At this point in the process, Coyle noted hydrolysate is comparable to a commercial drain cleaner or liquid bleach. She said it was determined too much of the neutralized material would have to be stored at the depot before an onsite final disposal could be up and running. Thus, the decision to truck it offsite.
Here's more with Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant Project Manager Candace Coyle:
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