LTC Christopher Grice provided an update on the rocket separation operation at Blue Grass Chemical Activity to the Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board. The rocket separation was completed on May 13, 2014, with 42 of 44 planned rockets separated. Samples from each of the 19 unique propellant lots were taken, with 23 samples shipped to ARDEC for testing in June and the remaining 19 stored for future testing by BGCAPP. All rocket motor samples were monitored and found to be free of chemical agents according to DA PAM 385-61.

1. July 21, 2014
Blue Grass Chemical Activity
M55 Rocket Separation Operation Update
June 11, 2014
Presented to:
Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission
and Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board
Presented by:
LTC Christopher Grice
Commander, Blue Grass Chemical Activity

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Rocket Separation Update
 Started Rocket Separation: March 26, 2014
 Completion date: May 13, 2014
 Status: 42 of the planned 44 rockets were separated
 One sample from each of BGCA’s 19 unique propellant lots
 The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering
Center (ARDEC) will receive 23 for propellant testing. Shipment is
scheduled for June 2014.
 The remaining 19 are being stored for future testing by the Blue Grass
Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP).
 Treaty notifications made on May 13, 2014
 All representative samples of rocket motors were monitored to the General
Population Limit (GPL) and found to be free of agent in accordance with
DA PAM 385-61.

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