Mission Area Overview: Project Manager - Chemical Stockpile Elimination

Abstract

The Project Manager Chemical Stockpile Elimination (PM-CSE) PM-CSE is an acquisition PM responsible for the safe destruction of the nation's unitary chemical agents and weapons. The destruction technologies used by PM-CSE include incineration and neutralization. The PM-CSE is one mission area of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA). CMA's mission is to protect, safely store and destroy the aging chemical weapons stockpile. The PM-CSE, headquartered at the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is responsible for thousands of military, civilian and contract workers who are dedicated to ensuring the project's success. PM-CSE works with many state and federal oversight agencies including Congress, Department of Defense, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Research Council, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. PM-CSE also works with local and state regulators and nearby communities to ensure the safety of the workers, the public and the environment. This fact sheet briefly outlines the processes used and the sites involved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479354

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Containers
  • Coral Reefs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Elimination
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hot Water
  • Munitions
  • Nerve Agents
  • Neutralization
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Stockpiles
  • United States
  • Weapons

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.