Agent H Projectiles

Requirement BG-2 is the processing of approximately 15,000 mustard agent H projectiles by one or more EDTs. According to Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) staff, this would save approximately 8 months in the overall BGCAPP schedule. 

Requirement BG-2 is for the destruction of all 155-mm mustard agent H projectiles at Blue Grass. 

Design changes and upgrades that could improve the ability of the TDC to destroy large mrmbers of munitions—for example, the 15,000 mustard agent H projectiles at BGAD—are as follows ... 

The Dynasafe SDC2000 can destroy one 155-mm projectile per cycle and can conduct three cycles per hour.i This corresponds to 30 projectiles per 10-hour day. Operation in this mode would result in the destruction of the 15,000 mustard agent H projectiles at BGAD in 500 operating days (1.6 years). The committee thus projected a campaign length ranging from about... 

The Dynasafe SDC2000 has the ability to destroy 155-mm mustard agent H projectiles. Again, with only the one agent-filled feedstock, process flexibility is... 

S-2 EDT Ratings Summary for Requirement BG-2, Destruction of 15,000 Mustard Agent H-Filled 155-mm Projectiles at Blue Grass, 4... 

REQUIREMENT BG-2 DESTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MUSTARD AGENT H-FILLED 155-mm PROJECTILES AT BLUE GRASS... 

Implementation of Requirement BG-2 would allow an EDT to process the entire number of mustard agent H munitions stored at BGAD in parallel with the processing of VX- and GB-filled projectiles and rockets through the main process of the BGCAPR This would reduce the... 

Process flexibility was considered to be not applicable to Requirement BG-2, which involves a single feedstock, 155-mm mustard agent H-filled projectiles. 

Is the technology in use for any type of material, even non-CWM related internationally Yes. Used in Belgium to destroy over 2,000 projectiles containing Clark II agent. Yes. Used in Japan to destroy 500 bombs containing Clark I and II and 100 bombs containing a 50 50 mix of L and H. Yes. Static kilns have been used in several countries to destroy conventional munitions. Yes, it has destroyed several types of munition in testing at Porton Down, U.K. 

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