Sequim Bay Underwater UXO Demonstration Site: Field Operations Summary, 2022
Abstract
This report provides a summary of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL's) conduct of operations of the Sequim Bay Underwater Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Demonstration Site in Washington State. More than 400 underwater locations in the U.S. have been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as containing munitions from past military training and weapons testing, thereby posing a threat to human health and the environment. To address the challenge posed by this threat the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) underwater Munitions Response (MR) program is supporting the development and operation of several standardized UXO demonstration sites (testbeds) to rigorously evaluate technologies that can detect, geolocate, and classify proud and buried munitions in 035 m water depths. Sequim Bay in Washington state is one of four demonstration sites located in U.S. coastal waters. PNNL-Sequim is located near the entrance to Sequim Bay, where it provides operational, logistical, and facilities support for testbed activities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1217107
Entities
People
- D. Woodruff
- J. Haxel
- J. Vavrinec
- Spencer Zimmerman
- T. H. Myers
Organizations
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory