The first obvious physical change to the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) since the completion of agent processing last week occurred this morning when the Brine Reduction Area (BRA) pollution abatement system (PAS) stack was removed.
“Today, the UMCDF plant skyline changed for the first time since construction was completed in 2001,” said Gary Anderson, UMCDF Site Project Manager. “Closure activities have now begun in earnest.”
Subcontractor Brandenburg Industrial made torch cuts on the 65-foot-high exhaust stack and then used a crane to lift the two sections to the ground. The entire BRA-PAS building is being removed as closure work at the plant gears up. The BRA-PAS demolition work is expected to be completed by next month.
About half of the plant structures will be demolished over the next two to three years to comply with the UMCDF’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit from the state. All areas used to process chemical agent or the exhaust from the furnaces will be torn down.
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