2006
	Review of International Technologies for Destruction of Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel The Chemical Weapons Convention requires, among other things, that the signatories to the convention—which includes the United States—destroy by April 29, 2007, or as soon possible thereafter, any chemical warfare materiel that has been recovered from sites where it has been buried once discovered. For several years the United States and several other countries have been developing and using technologies to dispose of this non-stockpile materiel. To determine whether international efforts have resulted in technologies that would benefit the U.S. program, the U.S. Army asked the NRC to evaluate and compare such technologies to those now used by the United States. This report presents a discussion of factors used in the evaluations, summaries of evaluations of several promising international technologies for processing munitions and for agent-only processing, and summaries of other technologies that are less likely to be of benefit to the U.S. program at this time.
	2005
	Impact of Revised Airborne Exposure Limits on Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program Activities The U.S. Army’s Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel program is responsible for dismantling former chemical agent production facilities and destroying recovered chemical materiel. In response to congressional requirements, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2003 and 2004, recommended new airborne exposure limits (AELs) to protect workforce and public health during operations to destroy this materiel. The U.S. Army asked the NRC for a review of its plans for the destruction of production facilities at the Newport Chemical Depot and the operation of two types of mobile destruction systems. This report presents analyses and recommendations on analytical methods, airborne containment monitoring, operational procedures, the applicability of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and involvement of workers and the public in implementation of the new AELs.
	2004
	Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying its chemical weapons stockpile and related, non-stockpile chemical materiel. At the request of the Army, the NRC was asked to assess the design of the facility at the Pine Bluff (Arkansas) Arsenal intended to dispose of a large amount of non-stockpile materiel, including 1250 recovered old chemical weapons. This is the first of a series of studies directed at reviewing and assessing the Product Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel initiatives for destruction of this materiel. The report provides a description of the Pine Bluff facility; a discussion of worker and public safety; management issues; regulatory, permitting, and public involvement; and the role of alternative destruction technologies currently residing at the facility.
	2002
	Systems and Technologies for the Treatment of Non-Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel The main approach adopted by the U.S. Army for destruction of all declared chemical weapon materiel (CWM) is incineration. There has been considerable public opposition to this approach, however, and the Army is developing a mix of fixed site and mobile treatment technologies to dispose of non-stockpile CWM. To assist in this effort, the Army requested NRC to review and evaluate these technologies, and to assess its plans for obtaining regulatory approval for and to involve the public in decisions about the application of those technologies. This report presents an assessment of non-stockpile treatment options and the application of these systems to the non-stockpile inventory, of regulatory and permitting issues, and of the role of the public.
	2001
	Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Disposal of Liquid Wastes from the Explosive Destruction System
	Review and Evaluation of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Disposal Program: Disposal of Neutralent Wastes
	1999
	Review of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Disposal Program: Disposal of Chemical Agent Identification Sets