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1 Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Community Meeting 13 December 2018 Christiansburg Library 6:30 – 8:00 PM LTC James H. Scott, III Commander, U.S. Army

2 Like us at Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Agenda 6:30 – 6:40: Welcome, Meeting Guidelines 6:40 – 6:50: Facility Updates 6:50 – 7:30: Emily Satterwhite Virginia Tech 7:30 – 8:00: Wrap Up, Questions, Actions Like us at Radford Army Ammunition Plant

3 Introductions U.S. Army BAE Systems Virginia Tech LTC James Scott, III
Commander, Radford Army Ammunition Plant Rob Davie Deputy to the Commander Len DiIoia Jr. Air Compliance Manager Justine Barati Director of Public & Congressional Affairs Joint Munitions Command BAE Systems Cara Bandera Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Manager, Radford Mary McCoy, PE Environmental Manager, Radford Christopher Finley Communications Manager, Radford Virginia Tech Emily Satterwhite

4 Compliance Actions Consent Order BR18-0616
30-day rolling average NOx emissions exceedances Consent Order has been terminated (closed) upon payment of fine Fine: $64,287 Consent order from NOV (ABRRO000929) from June 5, 2018 – discussed at the last meeting Issue: 30-day rolling average NOx emissions exceedances Boilers #2, #5 and #6 in 4th Quarter of 2017 Boiler #3, #5 and #6 in 1st quarter of 2018 Resolution: Boiler #2 – Physical alterations to the burner ring were completed Boiler #3 – Replaced a malfunctioning valve Boilers #5 and #6 – Consequence of commissioning activities, which are complete Terminated (Closed) Boiler #2 - Implement recommendations per subcontractor boiling tuning expert to drill additional 1/8” holes around the periphery of the burner ring. Multiple flameouts in September 2018 One day from last September that had an exceedance of 30-day rolling average. October 1 after making repairs, took to October 31, 30-day rolling average was below.

5 Compliance Actions Notice of Violation SPCC-VA-2018-00009
SPCC: Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Issue: SPCC Plan had administrative violations Resolution: Submit revised plans Terminated (closed – no fines)

6 Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Commander’s Environmental Stewardship Challenge With specific challenge to: Immediately reduce lead from the open burn ground Began sawing MK-90 grains Reducing waste treated at open burn ground by 50%; New EWI treat 95% of current waste Received permit modification to saw other grains Reduce waste, water, and power consumption as low as reasonably achievable Water use reduction River water intake variable drive Reduce by 1 billion gal/yr Reduce the amount of nitrates released into the New River New nitrocellulose plant ISO 14001 Completed Surveillance Audit in October Have made substantial reductions in immediately reportable events ISO 50001 Will commence energy assessments of the compressed air and steam distribution Permit mod to saw other grains received on August 24, 2018

7 Energetic Waste Incinerator
Rotary kiln incinerators Contained burn and decontamination chamber Grinder building Control room and maintenance building RCRA permit submitted in June 2018 Air permit submitted in October 2018

8 ATSDR Lead Air Monitoring Report
You May Contact ATSDR TOLL FREE at CDC-INFO or Visit their Home Page at:

9 ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS NEAR THE RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
virginia tech, 2018 ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS NEAR THE RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT Hi everyone i (quynh) have realigned every box to make the margins consistent with every slide so DON’T MOVE ANYTHING AROUND CONSISTENT: right-aligned titles 40px; picture captions 25px left aligned names 25px; first lines 25px; indented text/bullets 25px pictures - (Format options) drop shadow, angle 135, blur radius 15

10 Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Next Community Engagement Commander's Community Meeting 21 March :30 – 8 p.m. Christiansburg Library

11 Information is Available
Our commitment to responding to your questions doesn’t end tonight. Resources exist for you to research information on your own or ask questions of our personnel. Resources Facebook: Like us at Radford Army Ammunition Plant Homepage: Twitter: Follow us Justine Barati Director of Public & Congressional Affairs Joint Munitions Command Christopher Finley Communications Manager BAE Systems

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