| 1/25/2013 Pine Bluff, AR | Army initiative avoids $290 million in costs [284KB pdf]
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity recently realized a cumulative cost avoidance to taxpayers of more than $290 million by achieving the end of closure operations early at the Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (PBCDF). |
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| 1/18/2013 Hermiston, OR | DEQ approves closure plan for UMCDF [142KB pdf]
Umatilla Chemical Depot, Hermiston, Ore. The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) has taken another step towards successful project completion and establishing legacy of environmental responsiblity in northeast Oregon. |
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| 9/20/2012 Tooele, UT | U.S. OSHA Awards "star" Safety Recertification to URS at Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility [179KB pdf]
DESERET CHEMICAL DEPOT, STOCKTON, UT — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has re-certified URS - Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) as a “Star” safe worksite, the federal agency’s highest safety... |
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| 9/19/2012 Anniston, AL | ADEM REVIEWS ANCDF SELF-REPORTED CONCERNS, ISSUES NOTICE [60KB pdf]
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has issued a proposed Administrative Order (AO) |
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| 8/13/2012 Tooele, UT | Rush Valley residents may anticipate depot detonation noise [70KB pdf]
Environmental remediation contractors are scheduled to begin routine destruction operations for non-chemical agent related MEC and UXO, collected during surface stabilization of SWMUs, as early as tomorrow at a remote location on DCD. |
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| 7/24/2012 Pueblo, CO | Mustard agent detected in depot chemical storage igloo [50KB pdf]
A chemical monitoring crew today detected and confirmed the presence of mustard agent vapor inside a chemical storage igloo containing 105mm projectiles during routine chemical operations. |
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| 7/17/2012 Anniston, AL | BROWN INSTALLED TO LEAD ANCA FOR FINAL MONTHS [38KB pdf]
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. (July 17, 2012) – The Anniston Chemical Activity |
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| 7/10/2012 Anniston, AL | DoD Selects ANCA Commander for Pentagon Assignment [132KB pdf]
Lt.Col. Willie J. Flucker, Jr., commander of Anniston Chemical Activity (ANCA), relinquishes his command at a formal ceremony Thursday morning. |
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| 6/12/2012 Pueblo, CO | Depot worker receives national honor [54KB pdf]
government civilian worker assigned to the Pueblo Chemical Depot received the prestigious Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) Department of Defense Meritorious Award at their National Convention in Denver on June 7. |
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| 5/17/2012 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD | U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency Celebrates End of Chemical Agent Demilitarization Operations [209KB pdf]
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) today hosted a formal ceremony in recognition of the January 21, 2012, milestone—the successful completion of its chemical agent stockpile disposal mission. |
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| 5/15/2012 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD | U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency End of Operations Ceremony [242KB pdf]
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) is hosting a formal ceremony in recognition of CMA’s Jan. 21, 2012, successful completion of its stockpile disposal mission. |
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| 4/23/2012 Pine Bluff, AR | PBCDF Chemical Agent Decontamination Complete [131KB pdf]
The Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (PBCDF) safely completed the Unventilated Monitoring Tests (UMT) on April 19, 2012. |
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| 4/17/2012 Pueblo, CO | Pueblo Chemical Depot achieves one million hours without a lost workday injury [56KB pdf]
Civilian government employees completed their workday today, Monday, April 16, with an unprecedented milestone; one million consecutive hours of work without a lost-time injury. |
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| 4/10/2012 Anniston, AL | CHEMICAL ACTIVITY COMPLETES FIRST STAFFING REDUCTION [123KB pdf]
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. (April 10, 2012) – The first Anniston Chemical Activity (ANCA) reduction in force that became effective this weekend resulted in one employee being involuntarily separated from government service. |
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| 3/12/2012 Blue Grass , KY | Monitors Detect Mustard Vapor Leak [83KB pdf]
Army officials report a Real Time Analytical Platform, a mobile monitoring laboratory, detected low levels of Mustard agent vapor in a chemical weapons igloo containing 155 mm projectiles this morning. |
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| 3/8/2012 Umatilla, OR | Ceremony to Mark End of Chemical Weapons Stockpile [168KB pdf]
The Umatilla Chemical Depot and Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility will hold a public ceremony to celebrate the End of UMCDF Chemical Demilitarization Operations and the Destruction of the UMCD Chemical Weapons Stockpile. |
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