Army Postpones Plans For Anniston Incinerator

Date: September 19, 2002

Source: News Room

The Army has postponed plans to begin burning Cold War-era chemical weapons at its new Alabama incinerator next month, citing new objections from state environmental officials. The Army had planned to begin destroying 2,254 tons of deadly Cold War-era chemical weapons at the Anniston Army Depot in late October. But the state Department of Environmental Management asked for a delay, complaining that the Army's laboratory burn tests were not done according to the procedure approved by the agency. Army officials said the tests would be redone to meet the state's objections.

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