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Faster Chemical Weapons Burning OK’d at Anniston
The Environmental Protection Agency has given the green light for faster chemical weapons incineration at the Anniston U.S. Army depot, and the incinerator began burning chemical-laden rockets at a rate of 25 per hour on Friday, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 23). The Alabama installation passed a recent round of air-quality tests after the incinerator narrowly failed tests in November. The depot was burning 16 rockets per hour while the tests were under way. The EPA decision showed that community safety could be ensured throughout the process, said Tim Garrett, the Army’s site project manager at the incinerator. “The EPA letter is good news for us and the community,” Garrett said. An incineration opponent said the test results did not prove that the entire chemical weapons stockpile could be destroyed safely. “We don’t agree with the process and the methods that were used in the second trial burn to try and demonstrate compliance,” said Craig Williams of the Kentucky-based Chemical Weapons Working Group. “But since EPA let them do it, we’re not surprised,” he added (Associated Press/NBC13, May 7).
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