DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS (ACD&P)

Abstract

This ACD&P project supports the development of decontamination systems utilizing solutions that will remove and/or detoxify contaminated material without damaging combat equipment, personnel, or the environment. Decontamination systems provide a force restoration capability for units that become contaminated. Development efforts will provide systems that reduce operational impact and logistics burden, reduce sustainment costs, increase safety, and minimize environmental effects over currently fielded decontaminants. This funding supports Human Remains Decontamination System (HRDS) and Joint Platform Interior Decontamination/Joint Service Sensitive Equipment Decontamination (JPID/JSSED) Congressional Interest Item programs. The HRDS, Increment I, will utilize mature technologies to provide the capability for safe intra-theater handling and storage of Contaminated Human Remains (CHR) associated with a Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) event. HRDS will be a Family-of-Systems (FoS) designed to leverage differing technology and requirements readiness across three systems: (1) a Contaminated Human Remains Pouch (CHRP) to support the initial recovery of CHR from Point of Fatality to a Mortuary Affairs Decontamination Collection Point (MADCP); (2) a Contaminated Remains Transfer Case System (CHRTS) capability to store or transport CHR post MADCP operations; and (3) a Remains Decontamination System (RDS) to support the capability to store or transport CHR post MADCP operations. The HRDS will provide the Services the capability to: 1) Safely recover, handle, and transport contaminated human remains prior to decontamination at a MADCP; 2) Enable mortuary affairs units to safely perform their mission with a critical task being that of extensively documenting decedent data and obtaining DNA samples to facilitate positive identification of remains; 3) Fully decontaminate human remains (external), and; 4) Safely allow transport of decontaminated human remains from the MADCP to a final destination in the continental United States for final disposition. The JPID/JSSED will fill the capability gap to decontaminate chemical and biological warfare agents from vehicle/aircraft/building interiors, sensitive equipment within, and the associated cargo. This is a new capability that currently does not exist in the DoD. The program goal is to use multiple technologies to provide sensitive equipment and platform interiors decontamination capability. The Decontamination Family of Systems (DFoS) program facilitates the rapid transition of mature Science and Technology (S&T) research developments to existing JPM - Decon Program of Record (PoR) and guides S&T community efforts toward meeting the needs of the Warfighter. Leveraging the outcomes of the Analysis of Alternatives scheduled for FY10, DFoS will develop a FoS, to include equipment, to improve decontamination processes and decontaminant solutions to meet the capability gaps for decontaminating NTA and chemical and biological warfare agents from personnel, equipment, vehicle, ship, and aircraft interiors/exteriors, terrain and fixed facility interiors/exteriors. Tactical, Cargo, and Rotary Wing Aircraft Decon (Congressional Interest Item): Develop the capability to decontaminate a broad range of military aircraft in the event of a chemical or biological attack.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: DE4_0603884BP_4_0400_PB_2011

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Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
• Environmental Engineering.