Officials at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas last week conducted “shakedown” tests of a component of an incinerator designed to dispose of stockpiles of chemical weapons housed there, according to the Associated Press (see GSN, June 24).

The tests were conducted on one of the incinerator’s three furnaces, AP reported.  The tested furnace, which is scheduled to undergo formal testing this month, is set to be used to dispose of pieces of munitions that contained solid weapons agents.  Another furnace, designed to dispose of metal parts that have been contaminated by chemical agents, will be tested in January, according to Chris West, communications manager for Washington Demilitarization Co., which operates the Pine Bluff incinerator.  Testing has already been completed on an incinerator furnace that will be used to dispose of liquid chemical agents.

The incinerators are on track to begin disposing of real chemical agents next April, arsenal officials said (Greg Giuffrida, Associated Press, Sept. 3).

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