Disposal of chemical agents and munitions stored at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6439432· OSTI ID:6439432

Hunsaker, Jr, D B; Zimmerman, G P; Hillsman, E L; Miller, R L; Schoepfle, G M; Johnson, R O; Tolbert, V R; Kroodsma, R L; Rickert, L W; Rogers, G O; Staub, W P

The purpose of this Phase I report is to examined the proposed implementation of on-site disposal at Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) in light of more detailed and more recent data than those included in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EPEIS). Two principal issues are addressed: (1) whether or not the new data would result in identification of on-site disposal at ANAD as the environmentally preferred alternative (using the same selection method and data analysis tools as in the FPEIS), and (2) whether or not the new data indicate the presence of significant environmental resources that could be affected by on-site disposal at ANAD. In addition, a status report is presented on the maturity of the disposal technology (and now it could affect on-site disposal at ANAD). Inclusion of these more recent data into the FPEIS decision method resulted in confirmation of on-site disposal for ANAD. No unique resources with the potential to prevent or delay implementation of on-site disposal at ANAD have been identified. A review of the technology status identified four principal technology developments that have occurred since publication of the FPEIS and should be of value in the implementation of on-site disposal at ANAD: the disposal of nonlethal agent at Pine Bluff Arsenal, located near Pine Bluff, Arkansas; construction and testing of facilities for disposal of stored lethal agent at Johnston Atoll, located about 1300 km (800 miles) southwest of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean; lethal agent disposal tests at the chemical agent pilot plant operations at Tooele Army Depot, located near Salt Lake City, Utah; and equipment advances. 18 references, 13 figs., 10 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOD
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6439432
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-11206/V1; ON: DE91005635
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMMUNITION
CHEMICAL WASTES
CULTURAL RESOURCES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
EMERGENCY PLANS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FEDERAL REGION IV
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