Pine Bluff Begins Burning Sarin

The Pine Bluff chemical weapons incinerator in Arkansas is incinerating hundreds of gallons of the nerve agent sarin it has collected since weapons disposal began last month, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 1).

The facility by yesterday had destroyed 958 sarin-filled M55 rockets since work began on March 29. However, substantial amounts of the nerve agent had to be removed from the weapons and collected for disposal in a separate incinerator, AP reported.

The natural gas fueled liquid incinerator needs adequate levels of the agent to remain activated, said Pine Bluff Arsenal spokeswoman Raini Wright (Associated Press, April 19).

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