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Project Title:
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Remediation of Buried Chemical Warfare Materiel
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PIN:
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DEPS-BAST-10-02
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Major Unit:
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Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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Sub Unit:
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DEPS Board on Army Science & Technology
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RSO:
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Schulte, Nancy
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Engineering and Technology; National Security and Defense
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Project Scope
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The National Research Council (NRC) will establish a committee to:
Consider the organizations involved with remediation of suspected chemical warfare materiel (CWM) disposal sites to determine current practices and coordination. At a minimum, the NRC will seek briefings from the following offices/organizations: Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons; Chemical Materials Agency; Corps of Engineers Huntsville, Engineering and Support Center; Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (enhanced) Analysis and Remediation Activity; Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center; and other directly involved entities identified as playing a role in CWM burial site remediations.
Review current supporting technologies for clean-up of CWM sites. This review would encompass excavation equipment and techniques, containment facilities, filtering techniques, personal protective equipment, monitoring, assessment, packaging, storage, transportation (on-site and intrastate), destruction technologies, and waste storage and disposal.
Identify potential deficiencies in operational areas based on the review of current supporting technologies for clean-up of CWM sites and develop options for targeted research and development efforts to mitigate potential problem areas.
Suggest means by which the coordination among organizations involved in conducting investigations, recoveries, and clean-up activities concerning non-stockpile CWM can be made more efficacious and effective.
The project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense
The start date for the project is July 29, 2011.
The report is expected to be issued at the end of the project in approximately 14 months.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13419
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Project Duration:
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14 months
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