Title Review Criteria for successful treatment of Hydrolysate at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant / Committee on Review Criteria for Successful Treatment of Hydrolysate at the Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 72 pages) : illustrations Contents The supercritical water oxidation and water recovery system processes planned for use at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant -- Stakeholder interests and issues -- Regulatory requirements for offsite hydrolysate shipment and treatment -- Transportation of chemical materials -- Hydrolyste treatment criteria for success and decision framework -- Underperformance and failure risks, systemization, and contingency options Summary 1.Introduction -- Statement of Task -- Overview of the Committee's Work and the Factors Impacting on It -- Introduction to BGCAPP Hydrolysate Treatment Technologies -- Criteria for Successfully Treating Hydrolysate -- Consideration of Alternative Technologies -- Organization of This Report -- References -- 2.The Supercritical Water Oxidation And Water Recovery System Processes Planned For Use At The Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant -- Brief Description of the BGCAPP Process -- Characterization of Agent and Energetics Hydrolysates -- GB Hydrolysate Composition -- VX Hydrolysate Composition -- Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty Chemicals in Agent Hydrolysate -- Energetics Hydrolysate Composition -- General Description of Supercritical Water Oxidation -- Supercritical Water Oxidation at BGCAPP -- Description of the BGCAPP Water Recovery System -- References -- 3.Stakeholder Interests and Issues -- Current Public Involvement Process -- Committee Approach to Gathering Information -- Past Experience as It Affects the Context for Assessing Contingency Options -- The ACWA Dialogue Process -- Development of Meaningful Public Involvement -- Key Concerns Expressed by the CAC/CDCAB -- Opposition to Offsite Shipment -- Decision Criteria -- CAC/CDCAB Expectations for Public Involvement -- Concerns about the Impacts of Offsite Shipment on Receiving Communities -- Summary -- Findings and Recommendations -- References -- 4.Regulatory Requirements For Offsite Hydrolysate Shipment and Treatment -- Introduction -- RCRA Permitting -- Regulatory Background -- Hazardous Waste Listings and Characteristics -- RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions -- Structure of RCRA Permit at BGCAPP -- Other Environmental Requirements -- Toxic Substances Control Act -- Clean Air Act -- Water Withdrawal Requirements under State Law -- National Environmental Policy Act Requirements -- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons -- References -- 5.Transportation Of Chemical Materials -- Department of Transportation Regulations -- The Historical Transportation of Chemical Munition Materials -- Identification of the Risks of Transporting Hydrolysate -- Risks Due to a Heavy Truck Crash, Independent of Cargo -- Additional Risks from Carrying Hazardous Materials -- Additional Risks Posed by Transporting Hydrolysate -- Related Prior Findings and Recommendations from National Research Council Reports -- References -- 6.Hydrolysate Treatment Criteria For Success and Decision Framework -- Criteria for Successful Hydrolysate Treatment -- Graded Success Scale -- A Decision Framework for Determining Successful SCWO and WRS Operation -- Factors Affecting a Decision to Move to Offsite Treatment -- Preoperational Testing Factoring Into the Decision Process -- References -- 7.Underperformance and Failure Risks, Systemization, and Contingency Options -- Underperformance and Failure Risks, Systemization, and Contingency Options for the Supercritical Water Oxidation System -- Energetics Hydrolysate -- GB and VX Agent Hydrolysate -- Technical Factors That May Lead to Insufficient SCWO Treatment -- SCWO Systemization and Likelihood of Insufficient Treatment -- Impacts If the SCWO System Underperforms or Does Not Perform -- SCWO Contingency Options -- Underperformance and Failure Risks, Systemization, and Contingency Options for the Water Recovery System -- Technical Factors That May Lead to Insufficient Treatment -- WRS Systemization and Likelihood of Insufficient Treatment -- Impacts If WRS Underperforms or Does Not Perform -- WRS Contingency Options -- Offsite Shipment as a Contingency Option -- Plant -- Paper -- People -- Treatment Timeline in the Offsite Shipment Decision -- References -- APPENDIXES -- A.Chronology of Events at the Blue Grass Army Depot to the Present, With Focus on Public Involvement -- B.Public Interest and Input Documents -- C.Biographical Sketches of Committee Members Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Chemical weapons disposal -- Colorado Chemical weapons disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Colorado TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science Chemical weapons disposal Chemical weapons disposal -- Environmental aspects Colorado Form Electronic book Author The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, issuing body. National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Army Science and Technology, issuing body. ISBN 9780309376419 0309376416

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