blue grass chemical agent-destruction pilot plant quarterly update march 12, 2013

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Quarterly Update

March 12, 2013

Presented to:

Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and

Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board

Presented by:

Jeff Brubaker

Site Project Manager

A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons Destruction

Construction now more than 65 percent complete

Systemization activities now more than 9 percent complete

Completion of the structural steel on the Munitions Demilitarization Building (MDB)

Delivery of the Munitions Washout System and Rocket Shear Machine equipment

Completion and delivery of the first of two MDB filter bank Clean-Air Exhaust Stacks

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Update

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One half of the first 120-foot Clean-Air Exhaust Stack is offloaded for temporary storage in the Hwy. 52 lay-down yard. It will be installed in accordance with the construction schedule.


Final Munitions Demilitarization Building Filter Bank Concrete Placement video on Facebook

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Update (cont’d)

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The workers spent approximately eight hours placing 540 cubic yards of concrete to complete the second half of the east filter bank foundation.


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Northwestern Corner - Observation Point

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Hydrolysate Storage Area

Control and Support Building

Munitions Demilitarization Building (MDB) Filter Banks

MDB

Utility Building

Supercritical Water Oxidation Building (not visible in photo)

Laboratory Building (not visible in photo)

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Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Construction Site (March 2013)


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Blue Grass Hot Topics

The BGCAPP project team continues to focus on successful construction and is working with the headquarters team to determine potential funding impacts

The project team is looking forward to installing the Munitions Washout System and rocket motor disassembly equipment in the upcoming months

The National Research Council is currently conducting a study on the systemization phase for Supercritical Water Oxidation and reverse osmosis system

In the upcoming months, the project team will be asking the Secondary Waste Working Group to consider options for disposal of rocket motors


Explosive Destruction Technologies (EDT)

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process is continuing

– ACWA is well into the NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA)

– BGCAPP continues to communicate with the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection on the potential permitting process

– The public comment period for the EA is currently scheduled for the June timeframe

Pueblo has Finding of No Significant Impact

– No significant environmental impacts to result from installation and operation of EDT at Pueblo Chemical Depot

– A EDT technology decision for Pueblo is pending


Questions/Discussion

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For more information about the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant project, please contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at (859) 626-8944

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Systems Contractor Update

March 12, 2013

Presented to:

Kentucky Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Kentucky Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board

Presented by:

Tom McKinneyProject Manager, Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass


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Safety Performance

12-month rolling rate

Accidents per 200,000 job hours

OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star site

Lost-time injury rate is 81 percent lower and recordable injury rate 27 percent lower than industry average

As of February 28, 2013, the project has completed 486,000 hours and 110 days without a lost-time accident

OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star site

Lost-time injury rate is 81 percent lower and recordable injury rate 27 percent lower than industry average

As of February 28, 2013, the project has completed 486,000 hours and 110 days without a lost-time accident


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My Brother’s Keeper

Brother’s Keeper mindset gaining traction― Culture of mentoring one another, remaining vigilant

and respectfully challenging unsafe workplace behaviors Encouraging workers to report injuries and near misses Communicating that every worker has “pause work”

and “stop work” authority


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Current Staffing

Employment― Total project – 1,047― Richmond, Ky. – 978

• Nonmanual – 528• Craft – 450

― Other locations – 69• Pasco, Wash.• San Diego, Calif.• Columbus, Ohio• Frederick, Md.

Project Controls engineers (above right) inspect progress at the Munitions Demilitarization Building cascading ventilation filter area. Electricians (above left) install underground electrical cable conduit.


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Hiring a Local Workforce

Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass

Workforce in Richmond, Kentucky

Workforce includes manual and non-manual employees

Note 1:Local: Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and the small business advocacy program include the following counties:

Madison, Woodford, Fayette, Scott, Bourbon, Clark, Jessamine and Rockcastle. MSAs are defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Note 2: Manual employees are hired through the local Union Hall in Lexington, Kentucky.

Local56%

Outside of Kentucky

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Rest of Kentucky4%


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Valuing a Diverse Workforce

BPBG – Nonmanual Workforce Kentucky Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

KentuckyArchitecture and Engineering

BPBG – Nonmanual Workforce


Kentucky Wages, Procurements and Subcontracts

Local payroll to date― $407 million paid― $403 million more to be paid

Acquisitions to date― $105.5 million spent with Kentucky companies― $64.1 million spent in Madison

and surrounding counties

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BGCAPP-related Procurements and Subcontracts

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Clark

Boyle

Lincoln

Rock-castle

Pulaski Laurel

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Casey

Adair

Taylor

Wayne

Fayette

Knox

Whitley Bell

Leslie

Harlan

Knott

Pike

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Cumber-land

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Hart

Warren

Allen

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Monroe

Spencer

ShelbyScott

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Christian

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Ohio Grayson

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Corporate Stewardship

Awarded $10,000 in Madison County Teacher Grants for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) classroom education projects

Participated in Waco Elementary 5th grade Energy Expo Participated in local college job fairs and recruiting events

– Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) veteran students– Blue Grass Community & Technical College career fair– University of Kentucky (UK) spring career fair

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Waco Elementary EnergyExpo. Photograph by Kaitlin Keane, Richmond Register.

EKU veteran students career fair.

UK student career fair.

UK student career fair.


Blue Grass Specific Equipment Update

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Blue Grass Specific Equipment Complete

The Munitions Demilitarization Building’s Munitions Washout System has successfully completed design, fabrication and factory acceptance testing.


MWS Video

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Control and Support Building

An electrician installs wiring (above) inside the Control and Support Building. Meanwhile, the Control and Support Building cascading ventilation system duct work (at right) undergoes testing.


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Munitions Demilitarization Building

Ironworkers have completed major structural steel installation (above) at the Munitions Demilitarization Building and now focus on installing exterior siding (at right).


Munitions Demilitarization Building(continued)

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One of the first munitions handing robots (above) has been placed into a Munitions Demilitarization Building blast proof room. Pipefitters review drawings to install a complex array of piping (at right) into the agent neutralization system room.


Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO)Process Building

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An electrician installs electrical cable tray (above) inside the SCWO Process Building. Workers have completed siding installation activities (at right) on the north and south portions of the SCWO Process Building.


Hydrolysate Storage Area

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Boilermakers fabricate Hydrolysate Storage Area tanks.


Utility Building

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The Utility Building (above) is now surrounded by a host of pipe rack steel installation and support infrastructure activities. A pipefitter welds a Utility Building interior piping support.


Questions/Discussion

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CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD WORKING GROUP UPDATES

Presented by

Craig Williams, CDCAB co-chair

12 March 2013


Congressional Action

113TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 933 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ---MARCH 4, 2013

A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION,DEFENSE-WIDE

For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $151,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall be only for the AssembledChemical Weapons Alternatives program.


H. R. 933

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $1,301,786,000, of which $635,843,000 shall be for operation and maintenance,

of which no less than $53,948,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $22,214,000 for activities on military installations and $31,734,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, to assist State and local governments;

$18,592,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2015, of which $1,823,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments;

and $647,351,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $627,705,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program.


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP

*** ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY ***

Phase 1 – Job Loss Aversion

• Labor Analysis• Identify tier 1,2, and 3 jobs• Inventory transferrable skills

Phase II – Infrastructure / Tax Impacts /Re-purposing

• Housing Analysis• Transportation Analysis • Tax Impacts• Analysis of future use potential based on CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)

Phase III – Reuse

• Finalize GO/GO - GO/CO - Co/CO options• Identify potential public/private re-purposing • Develop Marketing Package


PHASE I – Status

• Elements of Study Catalogued (examples)

- Regional Profile- Workforce Skills Analysis- Regional Economic and Workforce Strategy- Key Occupational Profiles- Target Industry Profiles- Etc.

• Operational Workforce Data Gathering (examples)

- ACWA and BPBG Standard Occupational Classifications *- Educational attainment- Crosswalk of compatible occupations- Etc

Phase I Report due 30 June 2013

* Completed 28 February


Secondary Waste Working Group

Focus: Rocket Separation Operation

• 10 January - Public Meeting regarding required permits was held

• 19 February – Comments on permit due. (CWWG submitted comments – available upon request).

• The SWWG will make a DRAFT recommendation to the full CDCAB regarding this effort after “response to comments” have been issued.


Rocket Separation

Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA) has been tasked by the Chemical Materials Agency (CMA), their command, to separate 44 M-55 Rockets to validate rocket propellant stability and best practices for continued storage and future demilitarization operations.

Similar operations were successfully and safely completed in Arkansas and Oregon.

Rocket motors (25) will be over-packed and shipped to Picatinny Arsenal, N. J. for analysis. Rocket motors (19) will stay in storage at BGCA for ACWA for analysis prior to demilitarization operations.

Currently BGCA and Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection are engaged in permitting issues associated with the operation.

Operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2014.


MONITORING WORKING GROUP

• MWG developed a DRAFT recommendation which was circulated to the full CDCAB on 21 February.

• Input was gathered through 1 March and the final recommendation is as follows:

A Partnership for Safe Chemical Weapons DestructionTherefore the MWG makes the following:

Recommendations: 1) Vents on all BGCA igloos containing chemical agent, other than igloos M, OP and Z should remain open. 2) Methods of mold growth mitigation in the three igloos should continue to be vigorously pursued. 3) Any increase in igloo inspection that might be deemed appropriate due to the vent closures should be continued.


QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION


Doug Hindman Chair

Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission

Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board 105 5th Street, Suite 206

Richmond, KY 40475 859.624.4700 / 859.986.7565

Kent Clark Craig Williams

Co-Chairs

To: Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Grice, Commander, BGCA Fr: KY CAC/CDCAB Date: 5 March 2013 Re: Mold Mitigation @ BGCA Dear Lieutenant Colonel Grice, First, we would like to acknowledge the efforts of you and your staff in providing information and transparency regarding the Mold Mitigation efforts underway at the Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA). We appreciate that the Monitoring Working Group (MWG) of the Kentucky CAC/CDCAB (Citizens Advisory Commission/Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board) has been provided the opportunity to be fully engaged in this process. With this in mind, we provide you the following observations and recommendations: Observations:

1) The MWG notes that the empirical evidence provided regarding mold in igloos M,OP and Z recently provided, contradict the findings reported in the Igloo Filtration Study (IFS) as follows: • the IFS showed no appreciable variation in humidity levels with or without any additional equipment being installed in or on the igloos. • the IFS also showed no appreciable variation in humidity levels with the igloo vents open or closed provided leaking igloos are “tarped” or otherwise modified to prevent seepage. 2) The MWG notes that the remaining igloos, those with the vents open do not show noticeable mold growth as do those identified above whose vents are closed. This appears to indicate higher humidity in those three igloos, as such conditions are necessary for such growth. 3) Igloos M, OP and Z pose the greatest risk, although small, of agent release into the BGCAPP construction area. Therefore the MWG makes the following:

Recommendations: 1) Vents on all BGCA igloos containing chemical agent, other than igloos M, OP and Z

should remain open. 2) Methods of mold growth mitigation in the three igloos should continue to be vigorously pursued.

3) Any increase in igloo inspection that might be deemed appropriate due to the vent closures should be continued. Signed: Dr. Douglas Hindman, Chair Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens Advisory Commission Kent Clark, Co-Chair Kentucky Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board Craig Williams, Co-Chair Kentucky Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board

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