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(Newport) - A military contractor is ready to begin destroying the stockpile of VX nerve agent stored at the Newport Chemical Depot in western Indiana.
John Stewart is the project site manager for contractor Parsons Technology, Inc. Last week, he sent a letter to the Army seeking permission to begin neutralizing the VX at the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Army project site manager Jeff Brubaker said the government has the letter from Parsons and will review it and its supporting documents.A letter will be sent to the Army's Chemical Materials Agency headquarters seeking permission to start operations, Parsons said, when the government concurs that the project is ready to start.
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