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Anniston Destroys 13 Percent of Chemical Agent Stockpile; Umatilla Marks Six Months of Incineration
The Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Alabama has destroyed 13 percent of its agent stockpile and 8 percent of munitions since beginning operations in August 2003, the Anniston Star reported Sunday (see GSN, Feb. 15). Roughly 4 million pounds of chemical agent were stored at the depot when incineration began, according to the Star. Workers have destroyed 52,678 weapons and 563,217 pounds of agent. Site personnel halted weapons processing at Anniston today to prepare for a test burn scheduled for March 14. The Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Utah has destroyed 995,513 weapons and 14.6 million pounds of chemical agent as of Feb. 27. Since 1996, workers there have destroyed 87 percent of the site’s agent stockpile and 53 percent of munitions, according to the Star (Brian Lyman, Anniston Star, March 5). The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Oregon as of today has been operating for six months, the Washington state Tri-City Herald reported. Workers at the depot have destroyed 5,899 rockets and 31 tons of agent. It is expected to take about 10 years to destroy 220,604 munitions and 7.4 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents, according to the Herald (Jeannine Koranda, Tri-City Herald, March 7).
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