Anniston Star
September 12, 2003

Problems fixed and incineration resumes

By Sara Clemence
Star Staff Writer
09-12-2003

The problem with the rocket-conveyor system that halted operations at the Anniston Chemical Weapons incinerator Tuesday has been fixed, and workers expect to resume processing M55 rockets filled with GB nerve agent, or sarin, today.

Wednesday night, the facility burned 470 gallons of sarin that had been removed from rockets, for a total of 1,788 gallons destroyed so far.

The incinerator was built to destroy the stockpile of chemical weapons stored at the Anniston Army Depot since the 1960s.

Since operations began Aug. 9, the facility has drained, chopped and incinerated 1,767 rockets.