Acronyms Commonly Used in the Chemical
                            Weapons Program
                            ACP      Access Control Point
                            ACWA     Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
FOR MORE
INFORMATION                 AEL      Airborne Exposure Limit
CONTACT:
                            AFA      Agent Filtration Area
Pueblo Chemical Stockpile   AGV      Automated Guided Vehicle
Outreach Office             AMC      Army Materiel Command
104 West B Street
Pueblo, CO 81003            ANCDF    Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (Alabama)
(719) 546-0400              APB      Agent Processing Building
PuebloOutreach@iem.com
                            APG      Aberdeen Proving Ground (Maryland)
Pueblo Chemical Agent-      BGCAPP   Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (Kentucky)
Destruction Pilot Plant     BNI      Bechtel National, Inc.
Public Affairs
(719) 549-4959              BPT      Bechtel Pueblo Team
                            BRS      Brine Reduction System
U.S. Army                   BRAC     Base Realignment and Closure
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Public Affairs Office       BRB      Brine Reduction Building
(719) 549-4135              BTA      Biotreatment Area
pcdc.pao@conus.army.mil
                            CAA      Clean Air Act
                            CAC      Citizens’ Advisory Commission
                            CAD      Computer Aided Design
                            CAIRA    Chemical Accident/Incident Response and Assistance
                            CAM      Cavity Access Machine
                            CAMS     Continuous Air Monitoring System
                            CDF      Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
                            CDOT     Colorado Department of Transportation
                            CDP      Chemical Demilitarization Program
                            CDPHE    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
                            CDTF     Chemical Demilitarization Training Facility
                            CE&T     Construction, Engineering & Technology
                            CHWR     Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations
                            CLA      Chemical Limited Area
                            CMA      Chemical Materials Agency
                            CPRP     Chemical Personnel Reliability Program
                            CSB      Control and Support Building
                            CSDP     Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program
                            CSEPP    Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
                            CWCT     Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty
                            DAB      Defense Acquisition Board
                            DoD      Department of Defense
                            DOT      Department of Transportation
                            EA       Environmental Assessment
                            ECF      Entry Control Facility
                            ECR      Explosion Containment Room
                            EDS      Explosive Destruction System
                            EDT      Explosive Destruction Technology
                            EIS      Environmental Impact Statement
                            EMO      Emergency Management Office
                            EOC      Emergency Operations Center
                            ERB      Enhanced Reconfiguration Building
                                                                                              PCAPP Acronyms Commonly Used
                                                                                               OPSEC Completed: 15 Mar 2011
Acronyms Commonly Used (continued)


ESM          Energetics Service Magazine
FOAK         First-of-a-Kind
H/HD/HT      Mustard Agent Types
HAZOP        Hazardous Operation
HAZWOPER     Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HRA          Health Risk Assessment
HTW          Hazardous and Toxic Waste
HVAC         Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
ICB          Immobilized Cell Bioreactor
LPMD         Linear Projectile/Mortar Disassembly (Also known as PMD)
MAV          Modified Ammunition Vehicle
MILCON       Military Construction
MINICAMS     Miniature Continuous Air Monitoring System
MPB          Multipurpose Building
MPHRA        Multi-Pathway Health Risk Assessment
MSM          Munitions Service Magazine
MTS          Munitions Tracking System
MTU          Munitions Treatment Unit
NAR          Northwest Access Road
NBC          Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NEPA         National Environmental Policy Act
Neut/Bio     Neutralization/Biotreatment
NPDES        National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRC          National Research Council
OTS          Off-gas Treatment System
OPCW         Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPP          Over-Packed Pallets
ORO          Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office
ORR          Operational Readiness Review
OSD          Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSHA         Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAO          Public Affairs Officer
PCAPP        Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (Colorado)
PCD          Pueblo Chemical Depot
PMACWA       Program Manager Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
POTW         Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPE          Personal Protective Equipment
PSB          Personnel Support Building
PWG          Permitting Working Group
QA           Quality Assurance
RCRA         Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RD&D         Research, Development and Demonstration
RFP          Request for Proposal
SC           Systems Contractor
SMBM         Single Munition Burster-Well Monitor
SPM          Site Project Manager
SOP          Standard Operating Procedure
SWPPP        Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
TSDF         Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility
USACE        U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USD (AT&L)   Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
VPP          Voluntary Protection Programs

                                                                                  PCAPP Acronyms Commonly Used
                                                                                   OPSEC Completed: 15 Mar 2011

Acronyms Commonly Used in the Chemical Weapons Program

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    Acronyms Commonly Usedin the Chemical Weapons Program ACP Access Control Point ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives FOR MORE INFORMATION AEL Airborne Exposure Limit CONTACT: AFA Agent Filtration Area Pueblo Chemical Stockpile AGV Automated Guided Vehicle Outreach Office AMC Army Materiel Command 104 West B Street Pueblo, CO 81003 ANCDF Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (Alabama) (719) 546-0400 APB Agent Processing Building PuebloOutreach@iem.com APG Aberdeen Proving Ground (Maryland) Pueblo Chemical Agent- BGCAPP Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (Kentucky) Destruction Pilot Plant BNI Bechtel National, Inc. Public Affairs (719) 549-4959 BPT Bechtel Pueblo Team BRS Brine Reduction System U.S. Army BRAC Base Realignment and Closure Pueblo Chemical Depot Public Affairs Office BRB Brine Reduction Building (719) 549-4135 BTA Biotreatment Area pcdc.pao@conus.army.mil CAA Clean Air Act CAC Citizens’ Advisory Commission CAD Computer Aided Design CAIRA Chemical Accident/Incident Response and Assistance CAM Cavity Access Machine CAMS Continuous Air Monitoring System CDF Chemical Agent Disposal Facility CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation CDP Chemical Demilitarization Program CDPHE Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment CDTF Chemical Demilitarization Training Facility CE&T Construction, Engineering & Technology CHWR Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations CLA Chemical Limited Area CMA Chemical Materials Agency CPRP Chemical Personnel Reliability Program CSB Control and Support Building CSDP Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program CWCT Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty DAB Defense Acquisition Board DoD Department of Defense DOT Department of Transportation EA Environmental Assessment ECF Entry Control Facility ECR Explosion Containment Room EDS Explosive Destruction System EDT Explosive Destruction Technology EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMO Emergency Management Office EOC Emergency Operations Center ERB Enhanced Reconfiguration Building PCAPP Acronyms Commonly Used OPSEC Completed: 15 Mar 2011
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    Acronyms Commonly Used(continued) ESM Energetics Service Magazine FOAK First-of-a-Kind H/HD/HT Mustard Agent Types HAZOP Hazardous Operation HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response HRA Health Risk Assessment HTW Hazardous and Toxic Waste HVAC Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning ICB Immobilized Cell Bioreactor LPMD Linear Projectile/Mortar Disassembly (Also known as PMD) MAV Modified Ammunition Vehicle MILCON Military Construction MINICAMS Miniature Continuous Air Monitoring System MPB Multipurpose Building MPHRA Multi-Pathway Health Risk Assessment MSM Munitions Service Magazine MTS Munitions Tracking System MTU Munitions Treatment Unit NAR Northwest Access Road NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical NEPA National Environmental Policy Act Neut/Bio Neutralization/Biotreatment NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRC National Research Council OTS Off-gas Treatment System OPCW Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPP Over-Packed Pallets ORO Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office ORR Operational Readiness Review OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PAO Public Affairs Officer PCAPP Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (Colorado) PCD Pueblo Chemical Depot PMACWA Program Manager Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works PPE Personal Protective Equipment PSB Personnel Support Building PWG Permitting Working Group QA Quality Assurance RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RD&D Research, Development and Demonstration RFP Request for Proposal SC Systems Contractor SMBM Single Munition Burster-Well Monitor SPM Site Project Manager SOP Standard Operating Procedure SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan TSDF Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USD (AT&L) Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) VPP Voluntary Protection Programs PCAPP Acronyms Commonly Used OPSEC Completed: 15 Mar 2011