Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Quarterly Update

March 12, 2013

Presented to:

Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and

Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board

Presented by:

Jeff Brubaker

Site Project Manager

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Programmatic Update

Completion of the structural steel on the Munitions Demilitarization Building (MDB)

Completion of the MDB Filter Band Foundation concrete Placement

Delivery of the MDB Filter Band Clean Air Exhaust Stack

Delivery of First-Of-A-Kind Equipment: Rocket Shearer Machine and Munitions Washout System

The workers complete all significant structural steel on the Munitions Demilitarization Building. This milestone makes it possible for continued work on the installation of piping and running cable trays.

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Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Schedule

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Construction now more than 65 percent complete

Systemization activities now more than 2 percent complete

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The workers spent approx. 8 hours placing 540 cubic yards of concrete to complete the second half of the MDB filter bank foundation.

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Final MDB Filter Bank Concrete Placement video on Facebook

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Update (cont’d)

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Explosive Destruction Technologies

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process is underway

– ACWA is well into the NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA)

– BGCAPP continues to communicate with the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection on the potential permitting process

Pueblo has Finding of No Significant Impact

– No significant environmental impacts to result from installation and operation of Explosive Destruction Technology at Pueblo Chemical Depot

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Questions/Discussion

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For more information about the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant project, please contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (859) 626-8944