The last 155-mm projectiles containing mustard agent were destroyed in the Static Detonation Chamber at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) on September 4. This marks the third of five chemical weapons destruction campaigns completed at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).
“There is no doubt destroying the mustard projectiles in a static detonation chamber was the right choice of technology to use,” said Dr. Candace Coyle, BGCAPP Site Project Manager. “We knew the 1940s-era mustard agent would prove difficult to destroy due to its age and impurities.”