Newport VX Disposal Goes Forward Without Problems

More than 540 gallons of VX nerve agent have been destroyed since disposal began May 6 at the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Indiana, the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reported (see GSN, May 16).

“It’s going very well,” said project site manager Jeff Brubaker.

The Newport facility is set to destroy VX stored in 1,169 1-ton containers.

Brubaker said he expects VX destruction to speed up as the process moves along (Patricia L. Pastore, Tribune-Star, May 16).

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