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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778638803321

Titolo

Integrated design of alternative technologies for bulk-only chemical agent disposal facilities / / Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Board on Army Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-17188-1

0-309-51621-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 42 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The compass series

Disciplina

355.6/2137

Soggetti

Chemical weapons - United States

Chemical agents (Munitions)

Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.)

Explosive ordnance disposal

Hazardous wastes - Incineration - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Acquisition Design Package Processes and Modifications""; ""3 Supercritical Water Oxidation Process for the Treatment of VX Hydrolysate""; ""4 Management of Process and Nonprocess Wastes""; ""5 Agent and Nonagent Monitoring and Measurements""; ""6 Risk Management""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Process Description for the Aberdeen Chemical Agent Disposal Facility""

""Appendix B Process Description for the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility"" ""Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""

Sommario/riassunto

The US Army is pilot testing chemical hydrolysis as a method for destroying the chemical agents stockpiled at Aberdeen, Maryland, and Newport, Indiana. This title focuses on the overarching issues in the process designs integrating individual processing steps, including



potential alternative configurations and process safety and reliability.