Blue Grass Chemical Activity M55 Rocket Separation Operation Update 11 June 2014

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5/30/22 Blue Grass Chemical Activity M55 Rocket Separation Operation Update June 11, 2014 Presented to: Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board Presented by: LTC Christopher Grice Commander, Blue Grass Chemical Activity

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Presented to: Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board Presented by: LTC Christopher Grice Commander, Blue Grass Chemical Activity

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April 11, 2023

Blue Grass Chemical Activity M55 Rocket Separation Operation Update

June 11, 2014

Presented to:Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board

Presented by:LTC Christopher GriceCommander, Blue Grass Chemical Activity

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Rocket Separation Update

Started Rocket Separation: March 26, 2014

Completion date: May 13, 2014

Status: 42 of the planned 44 rockets were separated One sample from each of BGCA’s 19 unique propellant lots The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering

Center (ARDEC) will receive 23 for propellant testing. Shipment is scheduled for June 2014.

The remaining 19 are being stored for future testing by the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP).

Treaty notifications made on May 13, 2014

All representative samples of rocket motors were monitored to the General Population Limit (GPL) and found to be free of agent in accordance with DA PAM 385-61.

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