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Deseret Munitions Deliveries Expected to Resume This Weekend; Mustard Agent Leak Detected
Deliveries of VX nerve agent spray tanks from the U.S. Army’s Deseret Chemical Depot to the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Utah are expected to resume this weekend after safety reviews are completed, the Salt Lake Tribune reported (see GSN, Aug. 25). Officials determined that workers failed to conduct a required second pressure test on tank valves when they were received at the disposal facility. The tests had been conducted prior to shipping, according to officials (Dawn House, Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 25). Meanwhile, liquid mustard agent was detected Tuesday afternoon in a storage structure at the depot, according to an Army press release. Workers later discovered three leaking 155 mm projectiles. Approximately two cups of liquid mustard leaked out of the projectiles onto wooden pallets and two teaspoons collected on the concrete floor of the storage igloo, according to the statement. Workers decontaminated the floor, stored the contaminated wood inside airtight drums and packed the projectiles into airtight containers. The incident posed no danger to workers or the environment, according to the Army (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency release, Aug. 24).
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