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Leaking Munitions Found at Blue Grass
Workers have found mustard gas escaping from two munitions at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky and are continuing their search for other possible sources of the leaks detected last month in two storage igloos, the Richmond Register reported yesterday (see GSN, Aug. 8). Army officials said the weapons have been placed in leak-proof containers and pose no danger. The weapons storage structures where the leaks were discovered are being filtered to prevent any mustard gas release. The weapons will remain in the storage chamber until the filtering is complete. They then will be moved to a storage facility that holds only containers with leaking mustard weapons, according to the Army (Ronica Brandenburg, Richmond Register, Aug. 24). Meanwhile, the Pueblo Chieftain reported yesterday that low levels of mustard gas continue to leak in a storage igloo at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado. Workers placed a charcoal filter on the igloo’s vent earlier this month and again on Tuesday. The storage chamber holds containers with leaking weapons, according to the Chieftain. The source of the leak has yet to be identified and monitoring of the igloo will continue. The leaks do not pose a danger to depot workers or nearby residents, according to the Chieftain (Pueblo Chieftain, Aug. 24).
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