First Committee Meeting: September 7-8, 2005, Bel Air, Maryland

Objective: Receive briefings from the Army, discuss and arrive at initial approach to task.

NSCMP Overview Briefing, William R. Brankowitz, Deputy Project Manager, Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project

Explosive Destruction System (EDS) Lewisite and VX Testing, Trish Weiss, EDS Systems Manager, PMNSCMP

Non-Stockpile Mobile Technologies, Alan Seitzinger, Systems Manager, PMNSCMP

Non-Stockpile Neutralization Chemistry, Lucy Forrest, Chemistry Task Manager, PMNSCMP

Acid Digestion of GTRs Results and Path Forward, Edward Doyle, Alternative Systems Demonstration and Evaluation Group Leader, PMNSCMP

Second Committee Meeting: October 18-19, 2005, Washington, D.C.

Objective: Discuss evaluation factors, committee activities, report development, and future activities.

No briefings.

Third Committee Meeting: November 29-30, 2005, Washington, D.C.

Objective: Obtain information from the Army; discuss committee activities, report development, and future activities.

No briefings. An informal discussion was held with PMNSCM staff on a variety of topics pertinent to the committee’s task.

Fourth Committee Meeting: January 31-February 1, 2006, Washington, D.C.

Objective: Receive data-gathering activity updates, discuss and develop report leading to a First Full Message Draft.

No briefings.

Fifth Committee Meeting: March 29-30, 2006, Washington, D.C.

Objectives: Review changes to the report since the March 2, 2006, preconcurrence draft, discuss and finalize report text, and attain committee concurrence.

No briefings.

Arlington, Virginia, September 22, 2005

Objective: Meet with representatives of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program and the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program to discuss nonintrusive, in-ground assessment technologies for possible use with large CWM burial sites.

Individuals met with: Jeff Marquesee, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program and Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, and Anne Andrews, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program and Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program.

NRC participants: James Pastorick and Leonard Siegel, committee members.

Washington, D.C., November 11, 2005

Objective: Meet with representatives of Kobe Steel, Ltd., and GEOMET Technologies, LLC, to obtain information about Kobe Steel’s DAVINCH controlled detonation munitions demilitarization process.

Individuals met with: Joseph Asahina and Masato Katayama, Kobe Steel, Ltd.; Tsuyoshi Imakita, Kobelco Research Institute, Inc.; and Frank Augustine, GEOMET Technologies, LLC.

NRC participants: Martin Gollin, Douglas Medville, and George Parshall, committee members; Harrison Pannella, study director; LaTanya Clemencia, project assistant; and James Myska, research associate.

Washington, D.C., November 18, 2005

Objective: Follow-up meeting with Kobe Steel representatives to obtain clarifications to questions raised by the November 11, 2005, meeting regarding the DAVINCH controlled detonation munitions demilitarization process.

Individual met with: Joseph Asahina, Kobe Steel, Ltd.

NRC participant: Douglas Medville, committee member.

Ashburn, Virginia, November 22, 2005

Objective: Meet with UXB International, Inc., to learn more about the Dynasafe Static Destruction Chamber munitions demilitarization process.

Individual met with: Harley Heaton, UXB International, Inc.

NRC participants: Martin Gollin and Douglas Medville, committee members, and James Myska, research associate.

Teleconference, December 8, 2005

Objective: Discuss international ACW demilitarization technologies, approaches, and issues with a representative of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Individual met with: Jeff Osborne, OPCW.

NRC participants: Martin Gollin, Todd Kimmel, Douglas Medville, George Parshall, and James Pastorick, committee members; Harrison Pannella, study director; and James Myska, research associate.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, December 22, 2005

Objective: Discuss potential for DAVINCH implementation in the United States and the relevant permitting issues.

Individuals met with: Ted Prociv and Frank Augustine, GEOMET Technologies, LLC.

NRC participants: Todd Kimmel and Douglas Medville, committee members.

Porton Down, England, January 13, 2006

Objective: To ascertain the status of technologies used by the U.K. for the destruction of non-stockpile munitions, with a focus on incineration and the CDC, and to discuss a possible photocatalytic agent destruction technology.

Individuals met with: Richard Soilleux, Robert Cox, NickRichard Soilleux, Robert Cox, Nick Stokes, and Nigel Tonkin, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

NRC participant: Richard Ayen, committee chair.

Munster, Germany, January 16, 2006

Objective: Meet with representatives of Dynasafe to obtain further technical information on the Dynasafe static detonation chamber demilitarization technology.

Individuals met with: Rich Dugger IV and Harley Heaton,Rich Dugger IV and Harley Heaton, UXB; Johnny Ohlson, Dynasafe; Holger Weigel and Thomas Stock, Dynasafe Germany.

NRC participants: Douglas Medville and Martin Gollin, committee members.

Munster, Germany, January 16–17, 2006

Objective: Meet with representatives of the GEKA Munster chemical munitions demilitarization facility.

Individual met with: Hans-Joachim Grimsel, GEKA.Hans-Joachim Grimsel, GEKA.

NRC participants: Douglas Medville and Martin Gollin, committee members.

The Hague, The Netherlands, January 18, 2006

Objective: Meet with representatives of the OPCW and obtain their opinions of various international chemical munition demilitarization technologies.

Individuals met with: Ralf Trapp, Jeff Osborne, and Jerzy Mazur, OPCW.

NRC participants: Douglas Medville and Martin Gollin, committee members.

Brussels, Belgium, January 19, 2006

Objective: Meet with representatives of the Belgian Royal Military Academy to obtain information on Belgian chemical munitions demilitarization work.

Individuals met with: Herbert DeBischopp and MichelHerbert DeBischopp and Michel Lefebvre, Belgian Royal Military Academy.

NRC participants: Douglas Medville and Martin Gollin, committee members.

Washington, D.C., January 30, 2006

Objective: Obtain technical information on the Controlled Detonation Chamber.

Individuals met with: Brint Bixler and John Coffey, CH2MHILL.

NRC participants: Richard Ayen, Martin Gollin, Todd Kimmel, George Parshall, and Jim Pastorick, committee members; Harrison Pannella, study director; James Myska, research associate.

Washington, D.C., February 3, 2006

Objective: Receive briefing on cold plasma, ask follow-upReceive briefing on cold plasma, ask follow-up questions about DAVINCH capabilities, discuss munitions processing throughput, learn about evolution of DAVINCH since last meetings in November 2005.

Individuals met with: Joseph Asahina, Yasuhiro Morimoto, and Ryusuke Kitamura, Kobe Steel, Ltd.

NRC participants: Douglas Medville and James Pastorick, committee members; Harrison Pannella, study director; LaTanya Clemencia, project assistant.