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 Army Depot. BGCAPP is now undergoing demolition.
Partners
- Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission serveed 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).
- Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (csepp.ky.gov).
- 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, oversaw the Department of Defense program responsible for destroying the stored chemical weapons stockpile and for closing the facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.
Content Source:
National Center for Environmental Health