Belgian OCW program Capt DEVROE Sven S3 TOX (BEL) EOD Group - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Belgian OCW program Capt DEVROE Sven S3 TOX – (BEL) EOD Group Brussels - 22 Apr 15 1

Overview • Historical aspects • DOVO: tasks and organisation • Old Chemical Weapons (OCW) • Identification • Disposal of OCW 2

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1.5 Billion shells 7

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5 % Chemical shells 9

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Lack of quality control and… 11

… muddy terrain caused … 12

… 30 % Duds 13

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Yearly: 3000 Interventions 200 T Ammo 15

DOVO: tasks 1. Clearance Ammunition WW I & WW II and obsolete Ammunition 2. Dismantling Toxic Ammunition WW I 3. Technical assistance to the Juridical Authorities (IEDD) 4. Instruction and training 5. Missions abroad 16

Diving School EOD ZEEBRUGGE POELKAPELLE EOD BRUSSELS POELKAPELLE MEERDAAL Tox MEERDAAL EOD 24/7 EOD Teams on stand-by! IEDD CMD: 3 Teams EOD School IEDD: 2 Teams Upscaling of # of teams possible 17

Old Chemical Weapons Condition Appearance Identification L F K Gr (7,7 cm) Unarmed - Armed Fired – not fired Corrosion Leichte Gasmine Livens Leaking OCW (DEU) (GBR) 7,6 cm 19,5cm Broken fuzes 750 g CG 15,5 Kg CG More than 100 product combinations possible! CG, CLARK I/II, HD, AC, Chlorosulfonic acid, Arsenic trioxide, Stannic Chloride, Iodo ethylacetate, Cyanogen bromide, Phenylbromoarsine, Cyanogen chloride,… 18

LIQUID SOLID 19

Inflow Daily found WWI ammunitions IDG Non destructive IDF 15239 Identified OCW Non OCW OCW Non OCW Platform Platform CED Scrap OMG CDC Dismantling

H 2 2 2 3 ke V 187 inelastic scattering counts 167 147 127 data S 2 2 3 0 ke V background 2223 keV 107 2230 keV 87 67 47 27 7 2150 2170 2190 2210 2230 2250 2270 E / keV Visual IDF X-ray NAA OCW? OCW? OCW? N ? Y N ? N Y 15239 OCW Non OCW 21

OMG (Dismantling) • Concept of dismantling OCWs with liquid filling Drilling Analysis Drilling 22

Drilling Analysis Milling Milling Milling Ctl room Cut 23

Drilling Analysis Energetic elements Milling Toxic elements Energetic Emptying elements or “Plug” CDC Toxic Elements Toxic waste to be incinerated Waste Waste 24

CDC (Contained Detonation Chamber) EXPLO OFFGAS TREATMENT 25

• Concept destruction OCWs by donor charge Donor charge 26

Donor charge Preparation CDC 27

Proces flow diagram Donor charge Detonation Preparation CDC Detonation Offgas treatment 28 Offgas Treatment

Donor charge Preparation CDC Detonation Offgas treatment Waste management 29

Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) Start of construction: Jan 16 Ops by end 2016 30

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18419 EA on 31Dec14

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