Presented to: The Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission Presented by: Mr. Steven Bird PCAPP EDS Project Leader Chemical Materials Activity

1. PCAPP Explosive Destruction
System (EDS)
Daily Operations Overview
25 June 2014
Presented to:
The Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’
Advisory Commission
Presented by:
Mr. Steven Bird
PCAPP EDS Project Leader
Chemical Materials Activity

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Daily Operations Overview

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Mission and Overview
Mission: To destroy stored overpacked mustard munitions and
DOT cylinders as well as rejects, leakers and contaminated
bursters from PCAPP operations in a safe and efficient manner
that is protective of human health (workers and residents) and
the environment.
Performers:
PEO ACWA – Oversight
JPM-E (P) – Project Manager
CMA - Execution
PCD – Depot Support
ECBC – EDS Operators
Leidos – Integration Support
Shaw – Waste Management
TVA – Logistical Support
Corps of Engineers – Site Construction
Sandia National Labs – Design and Fabrication
Leidos - Training
JPM-E (P) - Joint Project Manager Elimination
(Provisional)
PCD – Pueblo Chemical Depot
ECBC – Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority
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Site Location
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Daily Site Activities: Hour 1
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 Collect DAAMS
tubes from
Environmental
Enclosure
 Challenge RTAP
Minicams – 6 cycles
 Start munition igloo
first entry
monitoring
 Challenge
Environmental
Enclosure (EE)
Minicams
 Challenge GC/MS’s
Laboratory and monitoring start of work

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Daily Site Activities: Hour 2
 Weather forecast
 Emergency procedures and rally points
 Heat and cold stress
 Biological, chemical, electrical, and
mechanical hazards
 Slips, trips, and falls
 PPE levels
 Safe Work Practices
 Site Access
 Communications
 Environmental compliance
 Review the day’s operations order,
including x-ray of munitions when
available
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Crew Safety Brief / Daily Operations Order

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Daily Site Activities: Hour 3
 EDS vessel
 Neutralent, water, waste transfer systems
 Secondary containment systems
 Mechanical handling equipment
 Audio and video equipment
 Personnel decontamination station
 Emergency response equipment
 Air monitoring systems
 Boiler chiller system
 Emergency generators
 Cascade air system
 Air compressor
 Environmental enclosure ventilation
 Hazardous waste areas
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Pre-operational inspection checklist

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Daily Site Activities: Hour 3 (continued)
 Weather conditions – lightning, snow,
tornado, flooding, high winds
 Are required personnel on site?
 Are emergency services available?
 Are communication systems
operational?
 Is security present?
 Is power and water available?
 Has EDS pre-operational checklist
been completed?
 LCO’s must be signed off daily by
RCMD Site Manager and ECBC
Supervisor prior to receiving
munitions
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Limiting Condition of Operation (LCO)

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Daily Site Activities: Hours 3-5
 Igloo door opening
 Munition Delivery
 Munition Unpack
 Munition Loading
 EDS Door closing
 Personnel accountability
 Detonation
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Start of Operations

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Daily Site Activities: Hours 5-10
 Neutralent pumped into vessel
 Vessel rotation
 Neutralent sample collected, analyzed
 Neutralent drained
 Water added to vessel, steam heated
 Vessel reaches 100 degrees Celsius,
held for two hours
 Water drained
 Vessel filled with cold water, rotated
 Second water rinse drained
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Agent Neutralization

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Daily Site Activities: Hours 10-12
 Air sample collected from vessel
 Air sample analyzed
 Door opened and contents
inspected
 Vessel cleaned out
 Preparation for next day
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Door Opening

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Questions?
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For Information on PCAPP EDS
Mr. Steven Bird
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity
Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate
PCAPP EDS Project Lead
Phone - 410.436.4577
steven.t.bird.civ@mail.mil
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