At a glance
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), located in Madison County, Kentucky, completed destruction of all of the chemical weapons stockpile at the Blue Grass Chemical Depot. BGCAPP is now undergoing decontamination and decommissioning in preparation for closure of the site.
![Processing Rockets at BGCAPP An image of a worker in personal protective equipment loading chemical munitions onto a conveyor.](/chemical-weapons-elimination/media/images/Processing-rockets-at-BGCAPP.jpg)
Partners
![Stretch view of BGCAPP at sunrise A photo of an industrial facility at twilight.](/chemical-weapons-elimination/media/images/BGCAPP_1.jpg)
- Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission serves as a forum for exchanging information about the chemical weapons destruction project and represents community and state interests to the Army and Department of Defense, to ensure that the public is fully informed about the program.
- Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Blue Grass Army Depot (ky.gov).
- Madison County Health Department (madisoncountyhealthdept.org).
- Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (csepp.ky.gov).
- Madison County Emergency Management Agency (madisoncountyky.us)
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Public Health (chfs.ky.gov).
- Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) (army.mil), known as ACWA, is the Department of Defense program responsible for the destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile in storage and for closure of the facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness (FEMA.gov).
Related Links
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant – Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) (army.mil)