Evaluation of Demonstration Test Results of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons

A Supplemental Review for Demonstration II

National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

66 Seiten

2002
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-07634-0 (ISBN)

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By direction of Congress, the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (PMACWA) asked the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II (the ACW II committee) to conduct an independent scientific and technical assessment of three alternative technologies (referred to as Demo II) under consideration for the destruction of assembled chemical weapons at U.S. chemical weapons storage sites. The three technologies are AEA Technologies Corporation's (AEA's) electrochemical oxidation process; the transpiring-wall supercritical water oxidation and gasphase chemical reduction processes of Foster Wheeler/Eco Logic/Kvaerner (FW/EL/K); and Teledyne-Commodore's solvated electron process. Each of these technologies represents an alternative to incineration for the complete destruction of chemical agents and associated energetic materials. The demonstration tests were approved by the PMACWA after an initial assessment of each technology. The results of that initial assessment were reviewed by an earlier NRC committee, the Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons (the ACW I committee).

For the present review, the committee conducted an indepth examination of each technology provider's data, analyses, and demonstration test results for the critical components tested. This review report supplements the ACW I report and considers the demonstration performance of the Demo II candidate technologies and their readiness for advancement to pilot-scale implementation. Because testing in these areas is ongoing, the committee decided to cut short its fact-finding efforts for input to this report as of March 30, 2001.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 AEA Silver II™ Technology Process
3 Foster Wheeler/ECO Logic/ KV Aerner Integrated Demilitarization Process
4 Teledyne-Commodore Solvated Electron Technology Process
5 Update of General Findings and Recommendations
References
Appendix A: Site Visits and Meetings
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II, Board on Army Science and Technology, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 AEA Silver II(t) Technology Process; 5 3 Foster Wheeler/ECO Logic/ KV Aerner Integrated Demilitarization Process; 6 4 Teledyne-Commodore Solvated Electron Technology Process; 7 5 Update of General Findings and Recommendations; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Site Visits and Meetings; 10 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.1.2002
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Technik
ISBN-10	0-309-07634-X / 030907634X
ISBN-13	978-0-309-07634-0 / 9780309076340
Zustand	Neuware