Assessment of Agent Monitoring Strategies for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants (2012)
Chapter: Appendix B: Committee Meetings
FIRST MEETING
FEBRUARY 22-24, 2011, ABERDEEN, MARYLAND
Objectives
• Conduct National Research Council (NRC) introduction to study procedure (administrative actions, committee introductions, composition/balance/bias discussions, portal usage, etc.)
• Discuss approach to Statement of Task, including background, and confirm scope during a review with sponsor
• Receive detailed briefings from ACWA staff and others
• Refine working report outline and review report writing process
• Appoint chapter leads and teams and make initial assignments
• Develop plan for future meeting milestones
Briefings
ACWA Program Overview, James Richmond, Director, Risk Management, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
PCAPP Site Project Overview, Scott Susman, PCAPP Systems Engineer, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
BGCAPP Site Project Overview, Darren Dalton, BGCAPP Systems Engineer, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
Relevant Health and Safety Standards, Peter Spaeth, Safety Engineer, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
Relevant Environmental Standards, Vicki Strause, Environmental Scientist, and Jon Ware, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
Sources and Amounts of Agent-Contaminated Wastes, Gary S. Groenewold, Idaho National Laboratory, former member of NRC ACWA Secondary Waste Committee; current member of NRC Committee on Chemical Demilitarization
Current Monitoring Approaches in the Chemical Demilitarization Program, Jeff Kiley, Chief, Quality Assurance, U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency
U.S. Army Technology Research in Low-Level Contaminant Monitoring Capabilities, H. Dupont Durst, Research Directorate, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
General Status Review on Low-Level Contaminant Monitoring Capabilities, R. Graham Cooks, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
Agent Fate Program and Other Relevant Work, H. Dupont Durst, Research Directorate, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
SECOND MEETING
JUNE 28-30, 2011, PUEBLO, COLORADO
Objectives
• Conduct NRC administrative actions, including composition and balance discussion for new member, and review NRC policies on intellectual property attributions
• Tour PCAPP site with emphasis on monitoring systems and procedures
• Obtain relevant information from site specialists and ACWA staff
• Review and refine draft text inputs for report
• Refine working report outline and reassess conformance with statement of task
• Identify additional information gathering needed
• Plan future activities, meetings, and text development deadlines
Briefings
Update on ACWA Program Developments, Carl Anderson, ACWA Safety & Surety Engineer
PCAPP Site Orientation, Video presentation
Monitoring Strategies, Walter Waybright, PCAPP Laboratory Manager (Battelle)
Tour of Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant
Open Discussion and Question and Answer Session
THIRD MEETING
AUGUST 15-16, 2011, KECK CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Objectives
• Conduct committee discussions on constructing and coordinating the text of each chapter toward conceptually realistic situations relating to the potential applicability and utility of using new, complementary monitoring methods at BGCAPP and PCAPP
• Review and discuss information received from sponsor
• Identify additional information gathering to be pursued
• Determine strategy for site visit to Blue Grass Army Depot
• Perform page-by-page review of current draft text for each chapter
• Develop and/or refine draft findings and recommendations along with necessary supporting text
• Determine dates and location for next full committee meeting
• Review NRC policies on intellectual property attributions
Participants in Teleconference with ACWA Personnel:
James Richmond, Director, Risk Management, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
Debra A. Michaels, Chemical Operations Officer, PCAPP Field Office
Anthony Reed, Deputy Site Project Manager for BGCAPP
John Coyne, SAIC, Risk Management/Chemistry/Science and Technology
Susan Ankrom, SAIC, ACWA Deputy Program Manager Engineering
Beth Haldane, SAIC, Chemist John Barton, Battelle, Chief Scientist
Tommy Adams, Battelle, Laboratory Manager
FOURTH MEETING BECKMAN CENTER, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
Objectives
• Conduct committee discussions on how well text of each chapter addresses developed scenarios relating to the potential applicability and utility of using ne complementary monitoring methods at BGCAPP and PCAPP
• Review and discuss recent information received from sponsor
• Perform page-by-page review of text for each chapter
• Develop and/or refine findings and recommendations along with necessary supporting text
• Produce preconcurrence draft
Briefings
ACWA Monitoring Update, Jeff Kiley, Chief, Quality Assurance, U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
