MetalMapper Demonstration at the Pole Mountain Target and Maneuver Area, WY

Abstract

Classification using the MetalMapper advanced electromagnetic sensor was demonstrated at the former Pole Mountain Target and Maneuver Area (PMTMA), WY in 2011. This report summarizes the results of that demonstration. The document Implementing Classification on Munitions Response Sites (Ref. 1) provides practical information for deciding whether classification is appropriate to a particular site and how it is best implemented. Classification is motivated by the need to perform munitions response more cost-effectively so that limited clean up dollars can be used to reduce real risk on munitions-contaminated sites sooner. The estimated liability in the FY10 Defense Environmental Programs Report to Congress for Munitions Response is $15.2B. (Ref. 2) The bulk of this liability is $10.0B for the 1703 sites identified in the Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program and $4.4B for the 2433 sites identified on Active Installations. The remaining $0.8B is in Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The estimated completion dates for many sites, particularly in the FUDS program, are decades out if they are to be cleaned up at planned funding levels using current practice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA578882

Entities

People

  • Anne M. Andrews
  • Herb Nelson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Contractors
  • Demonstrations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Environmental Security
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Maneuvers
  • Mountains
  • Munitions
  • Navigation
  • Projectiles
  • Standards
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Uxo Detection

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Missile Defense Systems.