Disposal of Range Residue
Abstract
The disposal of range residue has recently been a matter of heightened interest among Congress and DoD officials. Each year, the Services expend more than 200,000 tons of munitions. Cleanup of ordnance was reviewed 6 years ago by the inspector General, DoD. "Review of Policies and Procedures Guiding the Cleanup of Ordnance on DoD Lands," November 22, 1994, reported that expended ordnance and explosive waste cleanup requirements and guidance developed by DoD and the Military Departments were incomplete, vague, and inconsistent. In 1997, the Office of the Secretary of Defense requested the Inspector General, DoD, to evaluate the munitions disposal process after a commercial scrap worker was killed by a live anti-tank munitions shell. In response, we issued Inspector General, DoD, Report No. 97-213, "Evaluation of the Disposal of Munitions Items," September 5, 1997, which contained 25 separate recommended actions. This audit followed up on the recommended actions of our prior report by reviewing current operations at eight military installations and their servicing Defense Reutilization and Marketing Offices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 04, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA380706
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense