CHAPTER 9 EXISTING DEMILITARIZATION FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES

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CHAPTER 9

EXISTING DEMILITARIZATION FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES

9-1. DESCOM AND AMCCOM FACILITY LOCATIONS

e. Below ground detonation limits are usually

higher than above ground limits at each of the depots.

Ammunition Storage locations, under control of

Limits vary between 50 and 10,000 pounds depending

DESCOM

and

AMCCOM,

having

upon the location of the depot.

demilitarization/disposal capabilities and facilities are

f. Open burning sites exist at all 12 depots. There

shown in figure 9-1.

are environmental restrictions at most installations

normally governed by meteorological conditions

9-2.

DESCOM

DEPOT

FACILITIES

AND

together with the proximity of the local population.

CAPABILITIES

a. Current

conventional

ammunition

9-3. AMCCOM INSTALLATION FACILITIES AND

demilitarization facilities and capabilities at DESCOM

CAPABILITIES

Depots vary widely in available facilities, capabilities,

a. Current

conventional

ammunition

and environmental restrictions. These are summarized

demilitarization facilities and capabilities at the

in table 9-1. All depots have adequate disassembly

AMCCOM Installations is very similar to that at

facilities with additional breakdown equipment and

DESCOM Depots and are summarized in table 9-1.

tooling being required for new or unique munitions (table

b. There is an operational washout plant at

9-2).

Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant which lacks the

b. APE 1300 washout plants are operational at

charcoal filter system for water treatment. There is an

Anniston Army Depot and Lexington Blue-Grass Depot

additional washout plant at Crane Army Ammunition

Activity. The only system equipped with the new

Activity which is operational.

McAlester Army

charcoal filter, as a pilot model, is at Lexington Blue-

Ammunition Plant does not have washout facilities.

Grass which is currently undergoing testing and

c. There are operational steamout facilities at

evaluation.

Following operational approval, the

Crane, Hawthorne, and McAlester.

charcoal filter system will be available as a standard

d. Two deactivation furnaces (APE 1236) are

modification to existing washout plants at an estimated

equipped with pollution control devices at Crane Army

cost of $65,000 (FY81 Funding).

Activity but pollution control devices are required at

c. Deactivation furnaces (APE 1236 with KIT

Hawthorne and McAlester for their furnaces.

EO10) are available at all depots except Ft. Wingate

e. Only Hawthorne has an above ground

and Navajo Depot Activities. APE 1276 can be installed

detonation capability. It is 3000 pounds per detonation.

at the above two installations at a cost of $160,000 each

f. Below ground detonation is permitted at

(FY 81 Funding). In addition, there are two primer

McAlester with a 150-pound limit, and at Crane with a

popping furnaces at Anniston Army Depot and one

500-pound limit per detonation.

primer popping furnace at Red River Army Depot.

g. Open burning sites exist at Crane, Hawthorne,

d. Above ground detonation capability was found

and McAlester.

There are some environmental

to be extremely limited at nine depots. Explosive limits

restrictions or limitations at each of the installations.

vary between 0 and 100 pounds.

These severe

detonation restrictions are a result of the proximity of

h. Current demilitarization capability at Pine Bluff

local population together with prevailing meteorological

Arsenal includes nontoxic chemical and White

and soil conditions. Ft. Wingate and Navajo Depot

Phosphorus (WP)

Activities have above ground detonation capability of

5000 pounds each and Sierra Army Depot 10,000

pounds. Detonations at each facility are required to be

separated by a specified time delay.

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