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Demilitarization and Special Projects
The
DRDC Chemical, Biological and Radiological Detection Demilitarization Team
(CBR Team) provides the Department of National Defence DND) with a unique
capability to safely recover, conduct total risk assessments and dispose of
chemical-agent filled weapons systems, anomalous items and CBR-related agent
waste.
The CBR Team is recognized as a world-class entity through management and hands-on involvement of domestic and international projects relating to chemical-weapons recovery, remediation and agent neutralization operations.
The CBR Team possesses unique explosive application capabilities which can be brought to bear on the most demanding situations; including exploitation of pressurized cylinders and munitions possibly charged with hazardous industrial chemicals or CWA. The Team employs a large variety of explosive devices of varying geometry and charge weights. These range from 2 mg high precision charges for use in multi-stage containment systems, to large scale (over 500kg) charges employed in the mass destruction of recovered materiels.
The
DRDC Chemical, Biological and Radiological Detection Demilitarization Team
(CBR Team) provides the Department of National Defence DND) with a unique
capability to safely recover, conduct total risk assessments and dispose of
chemical-agent filled weapons systems, anomalous items and CBR-related agent
waste.
The CBR Team is recognized as a world-class entity through management and hands-on involvement of domestic and international projects relating to chemical-weapons recovery, remediation and agent neutralization operations.
The DRDC team maintains expertise in:
- Destruction of chemical warfare agents (CWA)
- Neutralization of chemical/conventional weapons
- The design and construction of unique multi-stage, blast-resistant hazardous materiel containment systems
- Technical evaluation, planning and execution of diverse site remediation operations
- CBR agent sampling and identification methodology and equipment
- Physical protection systems
Capability
The DRDC Suffield/Ottawa CBR Team is involved with private industry and other government organizations in the development of highly specialized methods to mitigate unique hazardous operations. DRDC Suffield develops multi-stage fully integrated materiel management systems that are custom designed to meet the needs of the client.The CBR Team possesses unique explosive application capabilities which can be brought to bear on the most demanding situations; including exploitation of pressurized cylinders and munitions possibly charged with hazardous industrial chemicals or CWA. The Team employs a large variety of explosive devices of varying geometry and charge weights. These range from 2 mg high precision charges for use in multi-stage containment systems, to large scale (over 500kg) charges employed in the mass destruction of recovered materiels.
Areas of Expertise
- CB agent evaluation
- CBR detection systems
- Novel CB agent decontamination, destruction and neutralizationprocesses
- Chemical and/or explosive ordnance detection/neutralization technologies
- CB agent sampling and identification methodology and equipment
- Contaminated site risk assessment and remediation technologies
- Environmental assessments
Document Production
The team develops in-house documentation in support of environmental and hazardous site remediation projects including:- Project Specific Health andSafety Plans
- Site Management and Operational Plans
- Project Progress Reports
- Field Technical Plans
- Proof of Concept and External Client Reports
- Integrated System Operating Procedures
- Site Specific Emergency Response and Initialization Action Plans
- Technical Trial Reports
- Equipment Development Plans
- Protocols
Projects
The CBR Team has completed several priority chemical agent recovery and destruction projects in support of DND and other departments. The projects were conducted in urban environments requiring public consultation, the use of explosives, containment/mitigation systems and cooperation with national and international regulatory bodies, such as, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW);Past and Ongoing Projects
- Project STAPLER: investigation of abandoned site suspected of harboring CW agent waste (1998-1999)
- Project Swiftsure: recovery and disposal of 700 tons CW agent and related waste (1989-1991)
- CFB Borden: recovery of live weapons and neutralization of CW agent (1991-1992)
- Project ERASER: explosive remediation of a concrete structure containing CW agent filled mines, projectiles with nerve agent fillers and bulk CW agents (1995-1997)
- Project ORACLE (Ottawa Recovery and Clean-up of Laboratory Effluent: weapons recovery and agent neutralization (1997-2000)
- Project ORACLE (Ottawa Recovery and Clean-up of Laboratory Effluent: weapons recovery and agent neutralization (1997-2000)
Equipment
- Portable Assessment and Neutralization System (PANS)
- Explosive Exploitation Containment System (EECS)
- Projectile Drill Tap and Neutralization System (PDTNS)
- Airborne and Remote Transmission Radiological Spectroscopy Systems
- Mobile Integrated Containment & Radiological Detection System (MICRADS)
- Small Explosive Charge Handling System (SECHS)
