Conventional Munitions Demil
Abstract
The Conventional Munitions Demilitarization Technology Project supports the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA) responsibility per Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5160.68 to plan, program, budget and fund a Joint Service research and development program that develops capability and capacity as well as technology and facilities to support the SMCA mission to demilitarize and dispose of conventional ammunition stored in the SMCA Resource, Recovery and Disposition Account (B5A). Project goals include SMCA efforts to increase efficiencies and effectiveness to reduce the demil stockpile; reduce processing costs including packaging, handling and crating; and increase capacity through improved demil capabilities and processes. Project F24 includes several activities: (1) to establish requirements and develop processes to focus investments, assess capabilities, analyze alternatives, and recommend and implement RDT&E projects; (2) to improve products and processes that support existing capabilities; (3) to develop or improve demil methods and processes related to advance the primary demilitarization core thrust areas of destruction, disassembly, removal, resource recovery and recycling, and waste stream treatment; (4) to ensure safe and environmentally acceptable demil operations; (5) to transition RDT&E products to United States Army depots or plants as well as commercial facilities performing demil; and (6) to mitigate risk and close-out Project activities. During Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the F24 projects will focus efforts on fielding alternative capabilities and developing enhancements to existing closed disposal capabilities. This effort will reduce hazardous air pollutants generated in the demil capability for the 155mm projectile Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) deactivation furnace. The F24 Project will initiate design and fabrication of Anti-Personnel Landmine download lines for GATOR Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) and 155mm Area Denial Artillery Munitions (ADAM) projectiles.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- F24_0605805A_6_2040_PB_2024
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