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9 Barriers and Other Considerations
9 Barriers and Other Considerations
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in the stockpile. The most common The committee discussions in the previous chapters indicate reasons given were safety -- for example, the requirement that there are no significant technical, safety, or regulatory to disassemble certain munitions before using alternative barriers to designing, installing, permitting, systemizing, and technologies may affect personnel safety and a lack of organic alternative technologies on-site at the depot where 3 Telephone conference call with PD Demil, June 6, 2018.
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PD demilitarization capacity or efficiency, since these capabiliDemil's lack of a detailed implementation plan to institu- ties may not be utilized in the future due to funding shorttionalize the 2018 Demilitarization Strategic Plan goal to falls. Furthermore, Army officials stated to GAO that they increase the use of contained disposal technologies (CDTs)
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and open detonation (OD) , the the last goal in the 2018 Demilitarization Strategic Plan Office of the Product Director for Demilitarization should has no numerical goal for increasing the use of CDTs or for prepare an analysis of the full life cycle costs of demilitar- increasing the use of R3 in the execution of conventional ization of the munitions in the stockpile using alternative munitions demilitarization.10 There are two metrics estabtechnologies and OB/OD to determine the funding necessary lished for Objective 4a, "Increase Use of Closed Disposal to increase the use of alternative technologies over various Technology."11 The first requires reports on the "percentage periods of time and the impact of that increase on the demili- of annual tonnage of munitions demilitarized using closed tarization enterprise.
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If PD Demil is to achieve its stated strategic sition could arise about particular alternative technologies goal to increase the use of CDTs and R3 while continuing in specific communities, thereby potentially affecting fullto ensure minimal exposure of personnel to explosive safety scale deployment of alternative technologies. For example, risks, in addition to receiving the funding needed, a detailed some representatives expressed to the committee strong implementation plan needs to be institutionalized within the opposition to incineration and to intersite transportation, DoD and PD Demil, taking into consideration the complex while another believed that thermal treatment with pollution system of conventional munitions demilitarization com- abatement may be worth considering, especially in waterprised of personnel, infrastructure, technologies, as well as scarce areas.
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Recommendation 9-3. The Office of the Product Director Proactive, meaningful, and respectful engagement with for Demilitarization should, in coordination with the Joint the public can play an important role in building support for Munitions Command Public and Congressional Affairs proposals for alternative technologies at specific facilities Office, include in its implementation plans proactive public and communities.
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