The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility passed two processing milestones this week.
During processing this past week, the plant surpassed the 75 percent mark for total tons of agent destroyed. This number includes the complete destruction of the original stockpiles of the nerve agents GB and VX stored at the Umatilla Chemical Depot. About 62 percent of the original HD mustard blister agent stockpile has been destroyed.
Also, the plant processed the 1,635th HD ton container through the Metal Parts Furnace. This means that fewer than 1,000 ton containers remain to be destroyed. The final ton container is expected to be processed in late November of this year.
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