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Second Reactor Restarts at Newport CW Depot
The second chemical agent neutralization reactor at the U.S. Army’s Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Indiana resumed operation on Friday, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Dec. 6). This is the first time both Newport reactors have been online at the same time since a wastewater spill from Reactor 1 in October. Reactor 1 was restarted three weeks ago following upgrades, said site manager Jeff Brubaker. “We now have both reactors operating concurrently for the first time since the end of October, so that's certainly a very positive accomplishment,” he said. Brubaker said workers are aiming by late next month to eliminate about 720 gallons of VX nerve agent per day — twice what is now being processed. The facility by Friday had destroyed 8,772 gallons of VX, creating 48,257 gallons of hydrolysate wastewater. This waste has been stored in 13 4,000-gallon tanks. Another 27 tanks are available at the depot to store waste, according to AP. Brubaker said that as the rate of processing increases, another 20 to 25 tanks would be needed each month to contain the waste (Rick Callahan, Associated Press/Lexington Herald-Leader, Dec. 9).
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