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Army Officials Seeking Permission to Store Chemical Weapons Byproduct for Longer Than Originally Planned
U.S. Army officials want to prolong the storage of a chemical weapons destruction byproduct at the Newport Chemical Depot in Indiana after a plan to dispose of the byproduct was cancelled in the face of local opposition, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Oct. 24).
The Army’s plan to chemically neutralize more than 1,200 tons of VX nerve agent now stored at Newport is expected to produce about 900,000 gallons of hydrolysate as a byproduct. Officials had intended to ship the hydrolysate to a waste treatment facility in Dayton, Ohio, but local opposition there killed the plan.
The Army now plans to request permission to store the hydrolysate for a longer period at Newport, AP reported. Environmental regulators are planning a public hearing Thursday in Newport on the Army’s request (Associated Press/WTHITV.com, Nov. 11).
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