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Two Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant operators work together to remove banding from a 155mm projectile containing VX nerve agent before placing the munition in a tray to begin the destruction process Jan. 8. The first VX 155mm projectiles were destroyed Jan. 10, marking the start of the third of five chemical weapons destruction campaigns at the Blue Grass Army Depot.

Update on chemical weapons destruction to be held Wednesday at EKUs Perkins Building

The completion of chemical weapons destruction will be discussed at a quarterly public meeting to be held Wednesday, Sept. 6, in Richmond. Attendees will learn more about the closure process and processing of agent-contaminated secondary waste at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), the facility that destroyed the chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).

The meeting is open to the public and information packets will be provided. Public comment periods will occur throughout the discussion.

For those who are not able to attend in person, a live video stream of the meeting will be available on the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/usaeacwa and the PEO ACWA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/peoacwa. Viewers may ask questions, make comments and receive feedback during the livestream event.

WHAT: Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board (CDCAB) meeting.

WHO:  Dr. James Watson, Deputy Program Executive Officer, PEO ACWA

Dr. Candace Coyle, Former Site Project Manager, BGCAPP

Shannon Pendergrass, Site Project Manager, BGCAPP

Ron Hink, Project Manager, Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass

Olivia Beasley, BGAD Section, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection

Reagan Taylor, Co-Chair, CDCAB

Craig Williams, Co-Chair, CAC/CDCAB

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1:30 p.m. ET

WHERE: Carl D. Perkins Building, Rooms A and B, Eastern Kentucky University, Kit Carson Drive, Richmond, Kentucky. Parking is available at the Perkins Building. For information, contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at bgoutreach@iem.com or (859) 626-8944.

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