Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Quarterly Update

June 4, 2013

Presented to:

Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and

Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board

Presented by:

Jeff BrubakerSite Project Manager

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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty Council Visit

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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council Chair and Director General as well as contingent ambassadors from around the world visited the BGCAPP project and met with the Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board as part of their visit.

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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

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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 (May 2013)

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Blue Grass Updates

Construction now more than 68 percent complete

Systemization activities now more than 8 percent complete

Workers are installing the Munitions Washout System and rocket demilitarization equipment

Reverse Osmosis equipment has been received and is awaiting placement

Supercritical Water Oxidation equipment is slated for delivery late summer

Enclosure of the Munitions Demilitarization Building is almost complete

Construction of Hydrolysate Storage Area tanks is progressing

Project workers install the roof on the second of what will be five tanks in the Hydrolysate Storage Area. These tanks will hold the wastewater from processing, hydrolysate, before it is treated in the supercritical water oxidation process.

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Explosive Destruction Technologies Environmental Assessment (EA)

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Release of the EA and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact is expected toward the end of June

The release will be widely advertised and the document will be on-line, in our information repositories and at the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office

Release of the EA will open a 30-day public comment period. Complete instructions on how and where to comment will be provided

During the public comment period, a public meeting will be held to further explain the EA and to respond to stakeholder questions on the document

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Safety Performance

12-month rolling rate

Accidents per 200,000 job hours

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Lost-time injury rate is 88 percent lower and recordable injury rate is 31 percent lower than industry average

As of April 30, 2013 the project has worked 864,835 hours and 171 days without a lost time accident.

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Lost-time injury rate is 88 percent lower and recordable injury rate is 31 percent lower than industry average

As of April 30, 2013 the project has worked 864,835 hours and 171 days without a lost time accident.

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Current Staffing

Sheet-metal workers insulate ducting on top of the Munitions Demilitarization Building (top left), while electricians install lighting in the Control and Support Building.

Total project employment―1,077

Richmond, Ky.―1,063― Nonmanual―553― Craft―510― Local hires―58 percent

Other locations―14― San Diego, Calif.― Columbus, Ohio― Frederick, Md.

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Blue Grass-Specific Equipment Update

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Control and Support Building

Electricians stage large cable spools outside the Control and Support Building (CSB) (above) for future cable pulling activities. Inside the CSB, electricians install intricate wiring within facility control system cabinets (at right).

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Munitions Demilitarization Building

Construction crews work to set the Rocket Cutting Machine and associated conveyors (above) inside the Munitions Demilitarization Building. Elsewhere inside the building, the Rocket Shear Machine (at right) has been set.

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Munitions Demilitarization Building(continued)

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An electrician installs components at one of two large Munitions Demilitarization Building (MDB) filter areas (above). An electrician installs cable tray and conduit inside the MDB (at right).

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Hydrolysate Storage Area and Supercritical Water Oxidation Process Building

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Boilermakers have erected three of five Hydrolysate Storage Area tanks (above). Construction crews install reinforcing steel for a future effluent process tank area foundation (at right) adjacent to the SCWO Building.

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Utility Building

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A pipefitter aligns piping inside the Utility Building boiler room (above) and elsewhere in the building air handling unit dryers (at right) have been installed.

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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.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP UPDATE

Presented by

Craig Williams, EDWG co-chair

4 June 2013

Excerpts from Phase I - Draft Job Loss Aversion

• Any attempt to plan for mitigating the effects of an anticipated economic event begins with an accurate and realistic understanding of the area’s existing workforce and economic environment.

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• STUDY AREA DEFINITION

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• The area specified for this study consists of the Kentucky counties of Madison and Rockcastle, known as the Richmond-Berea, KY micropolitan statistical area. Madison County is the home of the principal cities of the micro area, Richmond and Berea, as well as Boonesboro, Kirksville and Waco. In addition to its county seat of Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County includes the cities of Brodhead and Livingston.

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