Sarin leak discovered at Ky. depot

[unhappycamper]

Sarin leak discovered at Ky. depot
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Nov 14, 2008 5:59:40 EST

RICHMOND, Ky. — Officials at Blue Grass Army Depot in central Kentucky have discovered a leak in an M55 rocket holding the nerve agent GB, or sarin.

Officials told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the leak Thursday happened in a rocket that holds sarin. The rockets are kept in airtight shipping and firing tubes, and crews periodically check them for leaks.

On Wednesday, workers began neutralizing 157 gallons of GB in a plan unrelated to the leak discovered Thursday. The plan, known as Operation Swift Solution, will destroy sarin that’s stored in three steel ton containers at the depot, near Richmond.

Crews detected the leak Thursday during an inspection. Blue Grass Chemical Activity spokesman Richard Sloan says the low-level sarin vapor was contained in the tube and didn’t escape into the igloo where the rockets are kept. He says such leaks happen two to five times a year.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/11/ap_sarinleak_111408/%2e



uhc comment: Sixty three years after the end on WW II and we're still storing this stuff? :wtf:

[and-justice-for-all]

1. There are lots of left over ammunitions in the process of destruction. nt

[Ian David]

2. Isn't this like their third or fourth leak this year? n/t

[unhappycamper]

3. I found five previous threads about the Blue Grass Army Depot in the last year:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=6364
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=7479
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=7960
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=16650
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=259&topic_id=19854

[Ian David]

4. Also

Ky. weapons depot confirms mustard gas leak
Topic started by unhappycamper on Jul-30-08 08:09 AM (26 replies)
Last modified by EstimatedProphet on Jul-30-08 04:18 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3415512

Sarin Nerve Gas Leak at Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, KY (No Injuries)
Topic started by IanDB1 on Jul-13-08 04:59 PM (2 replies)
Last modified by Blaubart on Sep-04-08 02:46 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=116&topic_id=16701

[elias7]

5. We found them! Rumsfeld was right:

"They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, WEST, south and north somewhat."