Presented to: Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board Presented by: Jeff Brubaker Doug Omichinski Site Project Manager Project Manager

1. Blue Grass Chemical Agent-
Destruction Pilot Plant
Quarterly Update
Sept. 10, 2013
Presented to:
Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and
Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board
Presented by:
Jeff Brubaker Doug Omichinski
Site Project Manager Project Manager

2. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
 U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Visit
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction
Pilot Plant Update
2
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) visited the Blue Grass project and met with Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission
and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board members, the Eastern Kentucky University and Berea College presidents and other project
stakeholders as part of his visit.

3. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
3
Northwestern Corner - Observation Point
1
2
1
3
5
2
6
Hydrolysate Storage Area
Control and Support Building
Munitions Demilitarization Building (MDB) Filter Banks
MDB
Utility Building
Supercritical Water Oxidation Building (not visible in photo)
Laboratory Building (not visible in photo)
7 6
5
4
3
7
4
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction
Pilot Plant Construction Site (August 2013)

4. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
4
Blue Grass Updates
 Construction now more than 72
percent complete
 Systemization activities now more
than 10 percent complete
 Upcoming completion of enclosure for
Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO)
Processing Building (SPB)
 Arrival, placement and continued
installation of SCWO equipment within
the SPB
 Completion of refractory brick
installation for Thermal Oxidizer units
 Upcoming completion of construction
on Hydrolysate Storage Area tanks
and start of painting
 Upcoming placement of Munitions
Demilitarization Building filter area
clean-air exhaust stacks
A team of project workers unload the supercritical water
oxidation (SCWO) processing reactor skids and feed modules
before smoothly moving them into place in the SCWO
Processing Building using a high-tech remote-controlled jack
turntable system.

5. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
5
 Upcoming completion of Standby Diesel Generators factory
acceptance testing
 Control and Support Building (CSB) Facility Control System turned
over to systemization personnel and energized
 Systemization personnel begin partial occupancy of CSB
 Utility Building internal systems turned over to systemization
personnel and energized
Moving Forward
Carpenters install a vapor lock barrier for the airlock between
the Control and Support Building and the Munitions
Demilitarization Building.
Sheet metal workers prepare the cascading ventilation
system ducts on top of the Munitions Demilitarization
Building (MDB) for connection to the (MDB) filter banks.

6. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
6
Safety Performance
12-month rolling rate
Accidents per 200,000 job hours
3.9
1.5
2.11
0.08
Recordable Injuries Lost-Time Injuries
Construction Industry
Bechtel Parsons
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Voluntary Protection Program Star Status site
 Lost-time injury rate is 95 percent lower and
recordable injury rate is 46 percent lower
than industry average
 As of August 31, 2013, the project has
completed 1,853,976 hours and 294 days
without a lost-time accident
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Voluntary Protection Program Star Status site
 Lost-time injury rate is 95 percent lower and
recordable injury rate is 46 percent lower
than industry average
 As of August 31, 2013, the project has
completed 1,853,976 hours and 294 days
without a lost-time accident

7. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
Explosive Destruction Technology
(EDT)
7
 Project representatives answered attendee questions about
the environmental assessment at the July 16 public meeting
 Public comment period concluded August 23rd
 Response to comments proceeding
Site Project Manager Jeff Brubaker answers a question from the audience at
the July 16 Explosive Destruction Technology Environmental Assessment
public meeting.
 Findings decision
expected by end of 2013

8. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
8
Hiring a Local Workforce
Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass
Workforce in Richmond, Kentucky
Workforce includes manual and non-manual employees
Note 1:
Local: Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and the small business advocacy program include the following counties:
Madison, Woodford, Fayette, Scott, Bourbon, Clark, Jessamine and Rockcastle. MSAs are defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Note 2:
Manual employees are hired through the local Union Hall in Lexington, Kentucky.
Local
63%
Outside of
Kentucky
35%
Rest of Kentucky
2%

9. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
9
Valuing a Diverse Workforce
BPBG – Non-Manual Workforce Kentucky Population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010
Kentucky
Architecture and Engineering
BPBG – Non-Manual Workforce

10. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
Main Processing Facilities
10
Control and Support Building operator consoles are
installed and wiring activities begin.
Supercritical Water Oxidation Processing Building
reactor modules are set into place.
MDB filter housings are set and cascading ventilation
system ductwork support steel installation begins.
Munitions Demilitarization Building (MDB) Munitions Washout
System equipment is set and intricate piping installations begin.

11. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
Support Facilities and Infrastructure
11
Hydrolysate Storage Area tank construction is nearing
completion.
A utility pipe rack now spans from the Utility Building
to the Munitions Demilitarization Building.
Utility Building boiler room piping and equipment
installations continue.
The final Utility Power Center recently arrived and was
safely installed.

12. A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction
Questions/Discussion
11
For more information about the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant project,
please contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (859) 626-8944.